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I have a couple of issues, sometimes it's ignorance, or relying on an authority who was incorrect to gain my initial understanding.
For instance, I have improperly been using (sic) near a quote to indicate that I may not be faithfully reproducing the original speaker. When in fact it's supposed to be [sic] and indicating that I'm reproducing an original statement correctly, it's just the original statement that's wrong.
For any I've harmed by doing so, I apologize.
Does anyone know the term I should be using if I can't be certain of the quote and/or if I'm intentionality paraphrasing it?
For instance, I have improperly been using (sic) near a quote to indicate that I may not be faithfully reproducing the original speaker. When in fact it's supposed to be [sic] and indicating that I'm reproducing an original statement correctly, it's just the original statement that's wrong.
For any I've harmed by doing so, I apologize.
Does anyone know the term I should be using if I can't be certain of the quote and/or if I'm intentionality paraphrasing it?
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There are three main ways to uses sources in your research paper. You may quote. You may paraphrase. Or you may summarize. All three require an in-text (parenthetical) citation!
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GySgt Joe Strong
Thank you!
I think my biggest need is a way to note that I'm giving my imperfect recollection of another's statement. If I were doing a scholarly work, it's just more writing to accommodate that. But that process is a little more rigorous than I want to engage in for online conversations.
I think my biggest need is a way to note that I'm giving my imperfect recollection of another's statement. If I were doing a scholarly work, it's just more writing to accommodate that. But that process is a little more rigorous than I want to engage in for online conversations.
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I think the reason for the brackets, GySgt Joe Strong, is that [sic] is often used inside quotes -- for grammatical errors, misspelled words, and the like. So, if I said, "There test scores were terrible." ... You would quote me like this: Montgomery said, "There [sic] test scores were terrible." ... to communicate that you know there's a mistake there, but it's part of a quote.
I don't know if there is a similar convention for paraphrasing. If there is, I've never heard of it.
I don't know if there is a similar convention for paraphrasing. If there is, I've never heard of it.
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Using [sic] Properly - Grammar & Punctuation | The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation
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I really don't think it makes any difference how you try to define what you say, there is always going to be someone who just lives to make an issue of it.
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GySgt Joe Strong
At this point, no one is making an issue of it but me.
If there's a right (& short) way to signal that I may be imperfectly quoting, I'd rather do it right.
If there's a right (& short) way to signal that I may be imperfectly quoting, I'd rather do it right.
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