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		lalaithion on Sept 15, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Prefer the British Style of Quotation Mark Punctua... Technically, "I refute it thus" and "I refute it thus." are both valid quotations of a source that contains, in its entirety, "I refute it thus."

recursive on Sept 15, 2021 [–]

Is "rig" a valid quotation of "dirigibility"?

Is "go there" a valid quotation of "never go there"?

lalaithion on Sept 16, 2021 | [–]

Yes, and yes.

But come on – should a punctuation style guide prevent misleading quotations? Can a punctuation style guide even do so?

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