Thursday, October 14, 2010

Murder -- Did You Need Quotes . . .

. . . here?

The man can be described as "5'10", maybe 6'0" tall, early 20s, medium build," according to Cortez.

There really isn't any difference between quoting this or paraphrasing this. As a quote, it really doesn't add a more human tone or voice than it would as a paraphrase.

If a quote is dull, technical or lacks a human-sounding voice, you're probably better off just paraphrasing the person.

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