quotation mark

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a: Quotation mark ~
b: lashing neon

What: "Quotation marks are like flashing neon: "Pay attention. This is important." So watch that you only put words in the mouths of important characters, and then only important words."

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Writer: Kathryn Craft
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Date: Oct 15 2013 7:45 PM



a: Quotation mark ~
b: boobies

What: "Quotation marks are like boobies. They come in pairs."

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Writer: Kornstalx
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Date: Oct 15 2013 7:44 PM



a: Quotation mark ~
b: the Romulan Cloaking Device

What: "Naturally, the dreaded exclamation point. I'd like to point out that I used two of them in this blog post, but they were rendered harmless because they were enclosed in quotation marks. Quotation marks are like the Romulan Cloaking Device for exclamation points."

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Writer: Andrew Smith
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Date: Oct 15 2013 7:47 PM



a: Quotation mark ~
b: bookends

What: "Quotation marks are like bookends; they work in pairs. Quotation marks indicate direct quotations, enclosing the exact words of a speaker, and are also used in a few other special situations"

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Writer: Monique Brewer
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Date: Oct 15 2013 7:50 PM



a: Quotation mark ~
b: double scissors

What: "Quotation marks are like double scissors ("snip!"); they literally cut out and lift information from the original source into your paper. This is useful when the exact words of the author are important."

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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Oct 15 2013 7:51 PM



a: Quotation mark ~
b: fences

What: "We teach little children that quotation marks are like fences, and that since commas and periods are very small, they need to stay inside the fences. While we are not little children, it is good way to remember that these little marks stay inside the borders of the quotation marks."

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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Oct 15 2013 7:53 PM



a: Quotation mark ~
b: little arms

What: "When trying to place your punctuation, remember this little picture: quotation marks are like little arms that lovingly hug your sentence and your punctuation. Keep the punctuation inside of the quotation marks."

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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Oct 15 2013 7:55 PM



a: Quotation mark ~
b: mini- affidavits

What: "Quotation marks are like mini- affidavits. They assure your readers that the words between the marks are exactly the same as in the original. Think photocopy. Think cut and paste."

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Writer: Suzanne E. Rowe
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Date: Oct 15 2013 7:56 PM



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