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Re:Prefer the British Style of Quotation Mark Punctuation ov... by lalaithion on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @01:48PM (#28542158)
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."
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Re:Prefer the British Style of Quotation Mark Punctuation ov... by recursive on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @04:31PM (#28543993)
Is "rig" a valid quotation of "dirigibility"?

Is "go there" a valid quotation of "never go there"?

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Re:Prefer the British Style of Quotation Mark Punctuation ov... by lalaithion on Thursday September 16, 2021 @01:17PM (#28554465)
Yes, and yes.

But come on – should a punctuation style guide prevent misleading quotations? Can a punctuation style guide even do so?

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