Re:Stop defacing quotes with brackets
by Dylan16807 on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @03:27AM
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> You also need brackets around "exists" since the original quote had "exist".
That's fair, I put too much trust in hedora's version.
> I think you're proving the point.
I may be demonstrating the article's point, that it looks awkward, but I still strongly disagree with hedora trying to make it look like the subjects get all wonky and confusing.
You also need brackets around "exists" since the original quote had "exist". I think you're proving the point. I completely agree with the author that sentences like this are absolutely miserable to read. You can quote him as saying "I am one of these people, and I most definitely exist!" and, because we all have basic reading skills, we all understand that the "I" refers to the person speaking. Mangling quotes with unnecessary brackets is bad writing.