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Re: Quotations, commas, and capitalization

Yoong Liat — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:28:29 GMT

Scribbler wrote:

What about in a sentence such as:

But ultimately, he said, âsuccess really does build success.â (Same as stated below.)

or

Ultimately, he said, âthe war machinery that uses force will benefit more in the long term,â stressing that it must be considered how the people evaluating the actions of the military will judge its actions. (No capital is needed if the writer is not quoting all that is said by the speaker. In other words, there are some words left out before 'the war machinery'.)

Each of these examples came from articles published online by well-known U.S. colleges. Is it correct NOT to capitalize the first letter in the quotation in these cases? If so, why is capitalization not required here, while it IS required in After a while, he said, "The scars will fade."?

Re: Comma after this quote??

Clive — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:08:17 GMT

Hi,

Where would the commas be (if any) in this sentence?

-- The quote "Romance at short notice was her specialty" shows that she is rather skilled at making up stories like these.

The term 'quote' is an informal versionof the word 'quotation'. I suggest that you use the full form, since you want to make your sentence as correct as possible.

The quotation, "Romance at short notice was her specialty", shows that she is rather skilled at making up stories like these.

Better yet, why say it is a quotation when that is evident from the fact that you are quoting it? I prefer something like this.Her remark/comment/statement, "Romance at short notice was her specialty", shows that she is rather skilled at making up stories like these.

Best wishes, Clive

Re: About quoting

Scandza — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:58:29 GMT

Hi Zerox

As far as I know there is no rule in quoting texts. You can either use three full stops or just a single one.
For example, in the short story The Book of Sand, Borges cites a fragment of George Herbert's poem "The Collar"

... thy rope of sands...

using three full stops twice between commas. Also I've read many quotations that have three full stops in the originals but transcribed with one or no full stops.
I think it really depends on the context. Could you write the text so we can see what is more suitable for it?

Thanks

About quoting

Zerox — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:57:09 GMT

I couldn't find any info on this on the Internet, so I ask it here. I'm doing an essay and I want to add a quote in the text. However, I do not desire to quote the whole sentence, that is, I wish to quote only the things before a comma and not the things after the comma. I just can't remember how to do it. I'm quoting from a short story. I vaguely remember it should be done like this: "This part I desire to quote..." Is it like that? Does those three full stops mean that the sentence continues but I do not wish to quote it all?

Thanks

Re: Punctuation within quotes?

Anonymous — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 07:33:53 GMT

I find these rules at http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/quotes.asp very helpful.

Rule 1	Periods and commas always go inside quotation marks, even inside single quotes.
	Examples	The sign changed from "Walk," to "Don't Walk," to "Walk" again within 30 seconds.
		She said, "Hurry up."
		She said, "He said, 'Hurry up.'"

Rule 2	The placement of question marks with quotes follows logic. If a question is in quotation marks, the question mark should be placed inside the quotation marks.
	Examples	She asked, "Will you still be my friend?"
		Do you agree with the saying, "All's fair in love and war"? Here the question is outside the quote.
	NOTE	Only one ending punctuation mark is used with quotation marks. Also, the stronger punctuation mark wins. Therefore, no period after war is used.

Rule 3	When you have a question outside quoted material AND inside quoted material, use only one question mark and place it inside the quotation mark.
	Example	Did she say, "May I go?"

Rule 4	Use single quotation marks for quotes within quotes. Note that the period goes inside all quote marks.
	Example	He said, "Danea said, 'Do not treat me that way.'"

Rule 5	Use quotation marks to set off a direct quotation only.
	Examples	"When will you be here?" he asked.
		He asked when you will be there.

Rule 6

Do not use quotation marks with quoted material that is more than three lines in length. Introduce the quotation with a colon and leave a blank line above and below the quoted material. Single space the quoted material. Some style manuals say to indent one-half inch on both the left and right margins; others say to indent only on the left margin. Quotation marks are not used.

Rule 7	When you are quoting something that has a spelling or grammar mistake or presents material in a confusing way, insert the term sic in italics and enclose it in brackets. Sic means, "This is the way the original material was."
	Example	She wrote, "I would rather die then [sic] be seen wearing the same outfit as my sister has on." Should be than, not then.

Re: Are these quotes correct punctuated?

Feebs11 — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 12:01:33 GMT

If it dialogue, I would insert a comma after says, but where, as in your example, it is quoting what someone says, I would omit it.

Re: period following a quoted material?

Feebs11 — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 19:37:45 GMT

Anonymous wrote:
Would it be, "I was a contestant on "Who Wants to be a Millionare?".

I'm asking if the period following the sentence is nessacary in both AP and "universally accepted" style.

Thanks.

This is correct.
Firstly, it is the title of a programme and the question mark is a part of the title, so you need the full stop after in any case. Secondly, when quoting a piece of text which ends with a question mark or an exclamation mark, the same situation applies. Generally full stops and commas are omitted from the end of quotations.

Re: proofread please

Feebs11 — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 23:49:15 GMT

In dialogue, punctuation goes inside the quotation marks: "I know," he replied, "but I got lost."

Quoting titles - either underline, or italicize, or put into quotation marks.

You need to go through and check - there are many missing quotation marks and some missing apostrophes. Why do you put quotation marks round [Cara said]?

In your second passage, you have over-punctuated. Most of these sentences do not need commas.

Re: use of comma in "what do you mean"

SJ88 — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:43:59 GMT

i agree on that, but you see, that's cos you are directly quoting him.
what if you are not?

Transitional words and phrases fall into this category.

Jackson6612 — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 22:38:23 GMT

I'm quoting from a certain grammar book:

Parenthetical Expression:

Use a comma to set off expressions which interrupt the flow of the sentence.

> If it were up to me, however, the trip would be cancelled.

> Mary Ann, as you know, has offered to baby-sit.

> Jackie, on the other hand, has refused to pitch in.

Transitional words and phrases fall into this category.

What are transitional words and phrases?