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Quote This

This was taken from the FAQ page. Can the command be changed to "quotation"? It should be changed because quote is a verb, not a noun, while quotation is a noun. The example should stay as "quote" however

Acriku

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Well, it can be both. Like love. I love you. Verb correct? Well, using it as a noun it can said thusly: My love for you is great. Verbs can be used as nouns, vice versa probably on some occasions.

XCH

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Well, it can be both. Like love. I love you. Verb correct? Well, using it as a noun it can said thusly: My love for you is great. Verbs can be used as nouns, vice versa probably on some occasions.

This is a quotation from Webster's New World English Grammar Hankbook on page 334:

QUOTATION, QUOTE:Quote is a verb. Do not misuse it as the noun quotation

Incorrect:That statement is a quote from your last speech, Senator

nemafakei

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True, except for the "formulaic pair quote...unquote used in a dictation to introduce and terminate a quotation is first illustrated in the OED in 1935"

- Fowler's Modern English Usage.

XCH

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Why make it longer? I would rather just have it be [ q ] then extend it out to [ quotation ].

That does make a lot of sense; that should be done

XCH

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Why can't we just leave it the way it is? It's easier this way, considering every board I've been to has used "quote"

"Quote" is grammatically incorrect. I am a grammerian. I used to correct the grammar of my teachers.

Also, I correct the grammar of the rabbi of my synagogue (Did I spell that correctly?)

XCH

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Is the 

[quote][/quote]

grammatically incorrect, or the "Quote:" above a quotation?

The "Quote" above a quoteation is the biggest problem; nobody except the author sees the code. But, they are both grammatically incorrect.

How did you make it say "Code" instead of "Quote"?

XCH

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Quotation from: Acriku- on March 12, 2003, 20:11:11

code tag does it :)

Then, I could quote people using the Code tag instead. Is there anything else other than hidden text that makes a box like this?

XCH

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The code tag is used for something else.

This: 

[url=http://www.dune2k.com]dune2k[/url]

, to show codes.

I know that, but it is better than using "quote" (like I am doing now).

DukeLeto

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A little off topic, but there needs to be a tag such as:

[img=http://members.lycos.co.uk/rtsheaven/SSAFlag.bmp]My little Flag[/img]

And the result would be the picture with the alt-text "My little Flag". Doable? ??? Or at least some way to add alt?

ken124578

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Uhhh...

<acronym title="World Wide Web">WWW</acronym>

It is used to explain something if you hold your mouse cursor on a word for awhile.

Well, i might be wrong though, i'm still not very good with HTML.

DjCiD

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Why make it longer? I would rather just have it be [ q ] then extend it out to [ quotation ].

Why not it's no longer just it can also be [c]

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