Thursday, November 19, 2009

Editorial Tricks of the Trade for Quotes

How to use editorial tricks:

A quote from the article, "Continental, American Expand Peak-Day Surcharges"

  • ... = means to take out text in the middle of a quote.
  • (emphasis added): means to highlight some text in a quote and acknowledge it (see $10, 20...i)
  • [ ]: means to add clarifying information in a quote

United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and its Northwest Airlines subsidiary are charging $10, $20 or even $30 above the published base fare on designated dates, said Ryan Berryman, senior. ... Continental [authority] has similarly expanded its surcharge dates, spokeswoman Mary Clark said. [emphasis added]

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