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Technically, "I refute it thus" and "I refute it thus." are both valid quotations of a source that contains, in its entirety, "I refute it thus."
by lalaithion 5y ago
Technically, "I refute it thus" and "I refute it thus." are both valid quotations of a source that contains, in its entirety, "I refute it thus."
- recursive 5y agoIs "rig" a valid quotation of "dirigibility"? Is "go there" a valid quotation of "never go there"?
- lalaithion 5y agoYes, and yes. But come on – should a punctuation style guide prevent misleading quotations? Can a punctuation style guide even do so?