Can I add a period to a quotation or are brackets needed?
Let's say someone else wrote, "The bug flew into the glass and got hurt."
I want to quote it. Can I write the following and "silently" add a new period or do I need a bracket for it? Same question on the capitalization. Is this just a personal preference matter?
He wrote, "the bug flew into the glass."
He wrote, "[t]he bug flew into the glass[.]"
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Let's say someone else wrote, "The bug flew into the glass and got hurt."
I want to quote it. Can I write the following and "silently" add a new period or do I need a bracket for it? Same question on the capitalization. Is this just a personal preference matter?
He wrote, "the bug flew into the glass."
He wrote, "[t]he bug flew into the glass[.]"
grammar quotes parentheses
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You don't have to use brackets around punctuation, nor to capitalize for the purposes of your text.
– Robusto
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Let's say someone else wrote, "The bug flew into the glass and got hurt."
I want to quote it. Can I write the following and "silently" add a new period or do I need a bracket for it? Same question on the capitalization. Is this just a personal preference matter?
He wrote, "the bug flew into the glass."
He wrote, "[t]he bug flew into the glass[.]"
grammar quotes parentheses
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Let's say someone else wrote, "The bug flew into the glass and got hurt."
I want to quote it. Can I write the following and "silently" add a new period or do I need a bracket for it? Same question on the capitalization. Is this just a personal preference matter?
He wrote, "the bug flew into the glass."
He wrote, "[t]he bug flew into the glass[.]"
grammar quotes parentheses
grammar quotes parentheses
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You don't have to use brackets around punctuation, nor to capitalize for the purposes of your text.
– Robusto
5 hours ago
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You don't have to use brackets around punctuation, nor to capitalize for the purposes of your text.
– Robusto
5 hours ago
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You don't have to use brackets around punctuation, nor to capitalize for the purposes of your text.
– Robusto
5 hours ago
You don't have to use brackets around punctuation, nor to capitalize for the purposes of your text.
– Robusto
5 hours ago
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You don't have to use brackets around punctuation, nor to capitalize for the purposes of your text.
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