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- | ===== Block Quotations ===== | + | =====Block Quotations |
- | Unlike an inline (or in-text) | + | Unlike an inline (or in-text) |
- | Use the **Quote** style for blockquotes: | + | These should be tagged using the '' |
- | < | + | <note>Quote style can only exist on its own. It can not be combined with other styles. This also means it can not be inline with Normal style (i.e. at then end of a sentence, or part of a Normal Styled paragraph). Sometimes the use of emphasis will be better, or even no styling if the meaning can be understood by reading the text. If in doubt, ask!</ |
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+ | Block quotations are commonly seen as quotations in [[public: | ||
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+ | Block quotations may have an attribution associated with the quotation, which should be marked using the custom '' | ||
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+ | Text-to-speech software will usually declare '' | ||
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+ | <note important>If there are multiple | ||
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+ | This will make sure each quote is marked up separately, and not as one long single | ||
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+ | Make sure that the citation and quote style are separate. If the citation/ | ||
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+ | <note tip>If you have any questions, check the archive below, if still not clear, post your question on the [[public: | ||
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- | Here's a quick video on how to set up the Quote style in Word: [[https:// | + | ---- |
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+ | ====Q&A Archive==== | ||
+ | Q: I have a question about French dialogue for the book Société des grands fonds. For French dialogue, they often forego quotation marks and instead use em dashes at the beginning of each line of dialogue, which make it look more like a list. Here' | ||
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+ | — Un hot dog patate, ça fait longtemps que j’ai pas mangé ça… | ||
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+ | — Pourquoi tu penses à ça ? | ||
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+ | — Ben, t’es venu ben loin pour manger un hot dog. | ||
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+ | Am I okay to leave it as is? | ||
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+ | A: Yes. We only reformat, and this would be an edit. We aim to keep the reformatted book as close to the original as possible. | ||
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+ | Q: Question regarding formatting quotes. In the Hanging of Angelique there are a number of block quotes taken from newspapers and journals. In the etext some of the quotes have the date formatted | ||
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+ | A: Great question. In this case, it is best to be consistent. | ||
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+ | Q: I have a question about italics in quotes. In the book I'm working on, the author has compiled an extensive list of quotes from other sources but then gone in and added italics to many sections of the quotes. Sometimes just a few words at a time but other times, entire sentences and even paragraphs are italicized. Almost always, the endnote for the quote then includes the phrase " | ||
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+ | A: Good Question. | ||
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+ | **Q: The book I am working on a book has a number of block quotes, and some of these quotes are centred while others are more left aligned. Should we use two different styles for the quotes? ** | ||
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+ | A: For any block quotations, just use the standard | ||
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