Quotation - Misquotations

A quotation is a fragment of a human expression that has been inserted into another human expression. It is most often a written or oral fragment and in such cases it is also called a quote. This latter type of quotation is almost always taken from literature, though speech transcripts, film dialogues, and song lyrics are also common and valid sources. Besides this, a quotation can also refer to the use of a piece of other artistic works —elements of a painting, scenes from a movie or sections from a musical composition— in ...

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• Quotation - Quotation classification
• Quotation - Reasons for using quotations
• Quotation - Common quotation sources
• Quotation - Misquotations
• Quotation - Quotations and the Internet

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The art of quotation is fraught with difficulties. If the source of a quotation is not given it can lead readers to think that the author using the quotation originated the thought or that he is being dishonest. Some people are thought to have said certain things, but there is no evidence of these words in any of their surviving writings: when this is the case, the words have merely to be attributed to them. Many quotations are routinely incorrect or attributed to the wrong authors, and quotations from obscure writers are often attributed to ...

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Quotation, Quotation - Quotation classification, Quotation - Reasons for using quotations, Quotation - Common quotation sources, Quotation - Misquotations, Quotation - Quotations and the Internet

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Chiefly a text medium in the beginning, the World Wide Web gave rise to any number of personal quotation collections that continue to flourish, even though very few of them seem to facilitate accurate information or correct citation. In June 27, 2003, a sister project of the Wikimedia Foundation called Wikiquote was created as a free online encyclopedia of quotations in every language and it is now the biggest single quote collection in the world. Interestingly, the increase of written means of informal communication brought about by ...

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Quotation, Quotation - Quotation classification, Quotation - Reasons for using quotations, Quotation - Common quotation sources, Quotation - Misquotations, Quotation - Quotations and the Internet

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Chiefly for reference and accuracy, famous quotations are frequently collected in books that are sometimes called quotation dictionaries or treasuries. On the other hand, diaries and calendars often include quotations for entertainment or inspirational purposes, and small, dedicated sections in newspapers and weekly magazines —with recent quotations by leading personalities on current topics— have also become commonplace. Finally, as explained below, chiefly through the World Wide Web, the Inte ...

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Quotation, Quotation - Quotation classification, Quotation - Reasons for using quotations, Quotation - Common quotation sources, Quotation - Misquotations, Quotation - Quotations and the Internet

Read more here: » Quotation: Encyclopedia II - Quotation - Common quotation sources