Proseminar
"They originate," he writes, "in a spirit that is not
quite human" (emphasis added).).
Accuracy
Keep every word of the original or indicate any changes you make. We use square brackets to
mark any word we have added, and dots to show where you have left words out.
1. We use square brackets to insert clarifying details, comment or correction of your own into the
quotation (e.g. "In the presidential campaign of 1998 [1988], George Bush defeated Michael
Dukakis." "When we last see Lady Macbeth [in the sleepwalking scene], she is obviously
distraught." here the clarifying detail is added).
2. When a spelling mistake occurs in a quoted material the Latin word sic is used (it means "the way
it was (it is)") or the correct spelling may be given in square brackets (e.g. "There were no pieces
of strong [sic] around the boxes," one witness wrote. / "There were no pieces of strong [string]
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