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phantomcow2
12-10-06, 09:21 AM
What is the proper structure?

Don't you make the quote it's own line (assuming I am quoting a sentence or two), and have it in italics?

phantomcow2
12-10-06, 09:22 AM
Oh, this paper is not MLA or anything. Just a normal academic paper about Romanticism. So I am just looking for a generally accepted format
Tom Stormcrowe
12-10-06, 09:28 AM
Oh, this paper is not MLA or anything. Just a normal academic paper about Romanticism. So I am just looking for a generally accepted format
Here's a wonderful resource:
http://citationmachine.net/
:D

phantomcow2
12-10-06, 09:42 AM
I am not looking for citations though. I just want to know if it is proper to skip a line, and italicize your quote
Tom Stormcrowe
12-10-06, 09:45 AM
I am not looking for citations though. I just want to know if it is proper to skip a line, and italicize your quote
Depends, is it a "block quote"? If so, skip a line, center justify and credit. Follow up with at least as much text in the main body of the paper, justified left as normal, explaining the quote and how it is relevant to the paper.:)
!!Comatoa$ted
12-10-06, 10:00 AM
Try to follow a format like MLA or APA. Without a format there most probably is not a right or wrong way as long as the quote is referenced in some manner.
Stacey
12-10-06, 11:21 AM
[ quote = source]


[ / quote ]
Velo Vol
12-10-06, 11:26 AM
If it's just a short sentence or two, you should simply incorporate it using normal text. If it's longer (40 words of so) indent it as a block quote.