[WikiEN-l] Plagiarism

[Jay Litwyn]

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> Enquoted text can mean (in my book):
> 1. You are quoting verbatim some source; or
> 2. You are using an expression tongue-in-cheek or with implied sarcasm,
> hostility or a questioning stance (i.e. John and Pat are "good friends"; 
> Mr  Smith
> is in his "private compartment"; I appreciate your "delightful" 
> conversation)
>
> Will Johnson
>
> p.s. Sometimes I have use "*" for this purpose and I've seen other's do it
> as well.  It's much easier than trying to underline or bold some  phrase.

I agree that number two is a use that people make of quotation marks. I even 
pointed out to someone that they do not make emphasis. I think square 
brackets work better for your second case, because newspapers use them to 
correct grammar and insert context. Once you are doing that much, it is no 
great leap to [interpreter], fully constructing sentences for Jean Chretien, 
or paraphrasing a conclusion that does not come easily from legalese. Square 
brackets are better, IMAO, and I guess I can not blame Churchill for missing 
that, either.

Regarding *bold* and _underline_, I do not remember any semantics other than 
emphasis.
_______
I deleted "Ninja Bell Ringer" from my ringtones, because it sounded much 
darker than I intended in the first place. Good thing I recently listened to 
Enya, because I can't seem to find what I was looking for on her disk, and 
everything that is on it sounds a lot like what I was looking for.