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Sep 25 at 18:21 comment added Edwin Ashworth Simply a misquotation. It becomes acceptable (within limits) if introduced by 'To paraphrase X [in reference Y]' and put in italics rather than quotes.
May 19, 2016 at 4:46 answer added KWinker timeline score: 1
May 18, 2016 at 23:08 comment added Brian Donovan In the case of a familiar quotation, exact citation is not necessarily expected or required, and might even be felt to insult the reader's intelligence and culture. (I note that "which should be given an exact reference" appears to be a non-restrictive relative clause.)
May 18, 2016 at 22:11 comment added Elliott Frisch Lacking in "academic" rigor.
May 18, 2016 at 22:03 answer added Hungry timeline score: 1
May 18, 2016 at 21:51 answer added ab2 timeline score: 0
May 18, 2016 at 21:34 answer added Seth Kaplan timeline score: 0
May 18, 2016 at 20:21 comment added Mitch 'improperly cited'?
May 18, 2016 at 20:05 history asked Daphne Preston-Kendal CC BY-SA 3.0