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22 questions linked to/from What is the proper use of [square brackets] in quotes?
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Square Brackets and ellipses
I'm writing an essay and I'm having an issue with brackets and ellipses. If I want to quote a text and I use the square brackets to clarify the context, do I also include the ellipses when I'm missing ...
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First, Second, and Fourth Bracketed Letter of a Word [closed]
What do the first, second, and fourth bracketed letters in "retreating," "the," and "to" indicate below? I've frequently encountered similar examples like these in others' writing. What exactly is ...
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Inserting Commas Into Quotations [closed]
I am currently writing my English coursework to hand in tomorrow and would very much appreciate some quick help. I would like to know whether I should insert commas into a quotation to make it read ...
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Are brackets greedy?
I have the sentence fragment:
each in itself for achieving this pure abstraction of being-for-itself
and I'd like to incorporate it into my paper so that the quotation reads as follows:
They ...
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Using brackets in quotes: You['re] vs [You're]
Quick question, if the original quote is "You are..." but I'm attempting to combine the two words, would the correct way to use brackets be:
a. [You're] (entire word in bracket)
b. You['re] (...
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Can an em dash be inserted in the middle of a quotation for interjection?
I've found questions asking about an em dash in quoted speech, and punctuation rules for em dashes in quotes, but this question is quite different.
The example I saw comes from a tweet, reproduced ...
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Can you use square brackets to correct punctuation in quotes?
I know why we use square brackets in quotations. But can we also use it for changing punctuation, in order to make it fit better with the sentence?
For instance:
Original Quote: "We went to the ...