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If a quote is set in a paragraph, the author should try to make the transition as smooth as possible. The quoted text is differentiated from the main matter by quotation marks (``"). Fowler [7] warns that ``a writer expresses himself in words that have been used before because they give his meaning better than he can give himself ...or because he wishes to show that he is learned or well read. Quotations due to the last motive are ill advised ..." The previous quote also shows the correct use of the ellipsis (...).



Marc LaViolette 2006-01-13