• @[email protected]
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        46 days ago

        On the contrary, quoting is exactly the act of borrowing another’s idea, but doing the courtesy of giving credit to the person from whom you borrowed it.

          • @[email protected]
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            46 days ago

            I was definitely not standing on the authority of Elliott, merely making use of his words and crediting him for it, so you are simply wrong.

          • ddh
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            36 days ago

            If you’re drawing authority from it, that’s on you. Sometimes you just like the turn of phrase and are giving credit.

              • ddh
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                25 days ago

                Uh, what? I’ll use a quote when it neatly captures what I was thinking, and credit it to the original author. The phrase is the important part I guess, but fair play to the author.

                  • Maeve
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                    25 days ago

                    I believe it’s honest to give proper credit for the idea.