tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447996151440578956.post7651604561834780293..comments2024-03-18T04:50:28.589-07:00Comments on Grace's Mosaic Moments: A Rant & a RevampGracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04040441084648426091noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1447996151440578956.post-55984787833872774872018-06-24T04:10:12.613-07:002018-06-24T04:10:12.613-07:00Ugh. I couldn't even get through your example...Ugh. I couldn't even get through your example to see if you were complaining about anything besides the (lack of) quotation marks. (I started <i>Ulysses</i> but didn't get beyond the first few pages. I'm generally compulsive about finishing books, but I'm not a masochist.)<br /><br />I think you may be over-generous in putting the blame on the author being primarily a non-fiction writer. I don't always use quotation marks; sometimes I'll set a quote apart by italicizing it, or changing the font, or through indentation, depending on the effect I want. Sometimes--very rarely--I will leave the special effects out altogether if there is no possibility of confusion. But when you're writing non-fiction, <i>clarity is everything</i>.<br /><br />Don't get me started on writers who can't be bothered to alternate double and single quotation marks when needed.Linda Wightman (SursumCorda)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05743407414054956783noreply@blogger.com