In a message dated 5/24/2008 1:43:01 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, refero.relata@gmail.com writes:

That of course helps, as you and others have pointed out; there are still, of course, occasional cases when the single quote does not really provide the required context, or when taken out of context can be completely misinterpreted.>>

---------------------------- When you are trying to write for the general reader, and when this particular (above) is an issue, then it's up to the editors in the article to ensure that the situation is clear.

After all, our readers do not read all the underlying sources either. If they are confused or uncertain, if copyeditors think something is amiss, that's the fault of the writers. It's up to the writers, to clarify. And where there is an issue, its up to the writers to correct it satisfactorily from their sources.

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