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<!--quoteo(post=81918:date=Mar 7 2010, 06:10 PM:name=Scarey)-->QUOTE (Scarey @ Mar 7 2010, 06:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=81907:date=Mar 7 2010, 04:21 PM:name=Ace)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ace @ Mar 7 2010, 04:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=81904:date=Mar 7 2010, 03:05 PM:name=jstraw)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jstraw @ Mar 7 2010, 03:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=81902:date=Mar 7 2010, 01:55 PM:name=Ace)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ace @ Mar 7 2010, 01:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=81900:date=Mar 7 2010, 02:45 PM:name=rok)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (rok @ Mar 7 2010, 02:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Who quoted this? I always wonder why writers put things in parenthesis most of the time, if the person they are quoting actually said it or if they are just filling the blank.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

It means the person didn't actually say it, and the writer is trying to help the reader out. Brackets, IMO, are better for that purpose than parentheses.
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Parenthesis are correct for filling in a piece of information in a quotation that the speaker didn't actually say. This is useful for clarifying, when a quote taken out of context, doesn't contain a bit of information that's necessary for a reader to make sense of it. It's most often used to complete a name of a person or place that could be confusing without the clarification.
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And brackets are better.
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My understanding is bracket's are used when the writer followed up on the source for clarification and parenthesis are used for the writer to just put in his/her own interpretation of what they think the source meant. Not quite sure on that though.
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I hadn't heard that, but I would love to know for sure. I only know the legal world, and we use only brackets, so I'm partial.
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Starlin - by Clapp - 03-07-2010, 02:46 PM
Starlin - by Ace - 03-07-2010, 02:48 PM
Starlin - by Scarey - 03-07-2010, 02:59 PM
Starlin - by Clapp - 03-07-2010, 03:19 PM
Starlin - by Clapp - 03-07-2010, 03:22 PM
Starlin - by Ace - 03-07-2010, 03:30 PM
Starlin - by rok - 03-07-2010, 03:45 PM
Starlin - by Ace - 03-07-2010, 03:55 PM
Starlin - by jstraw - 03-07-2010, 04:05 PM
Starlin - by Ace - 03-07-2010, 04:21 PM
Starlin - by rok - 03-07-2010, 05:50 PM
Starlin - by Clapp - 03-07-2010, 05:52 PM
Starlin - by Scarey - 03-07-2010, 07:10 PM
Starlin - by Ace - 03-07-2010, 07:15 PM
Starlin - by Scarey - 03-07-2010, 07:18 PM
Starlin - by jstraw - 03-07-2010, 08:34 PM
Starlin - by Ace - 03-07-2010, 08:46 PM
Starlin - by jstraw - 03-07-2010, 08:53 PM
Starlin - by Ace - 03-07-2010, 08:58 PM
Starlin - by jstraw - 03-07-2010, 09:05 PM
Starlin - by Ace - 03-07-2010, 09:10 PM
Starlin - by jstraw - 03-07-2010, 09:22 PM
Starlin - by Ace - 03-07-2010, 09:30 PM
Starlin - by jstraw - 03-07-2010, 09:47 PM
Starlin - by Runnys - 03-07-2010, 11:49 PM
Starlin - by Scarey - 03-08-2010, 12:44 AM
Starlin - by Rappster - 03-08-2010, 12:55 AM
Starlin - by jstraw - 03-08-2010, 12:56 AM
Starlin - by MW4 - 03-08-2010, 01:38 AM
Starlin - by Dirk - 03-08-2010, 07:46 AM
Starlin - by Ace - 03-08-2010, 08:39 AM
Starlin - by BT - 03-08-2010, 11:09 AM
Starlin - by rok - 03-08-2010, 11:10 AM
Starlin - by Rappster - 03-08-2010, 11:47 AM
Starlin - by Dirk - 03-08-2010, 12:03 PM
Starlin - by ColoradoCub - 03-08-2010, 12:10 PM
Starlin - by Qalex1 - 03-08-2010, 12:41 PM
Starlin - by rok - 03-08-2010, 12:43 PM
Starlin - by Ace - 03-08-2010, 01:04 PM
Starlin - by AnnoCatuli - 03-08-2010, 01:14 PM
Starlin - by Destined - 04-05-2010, 02:09 AM
Starlin - by AlexV - 04-05-2010, 11:47 PM
Starlin - by kbwsb - 04-06-2010, 01:57 AM
Starlin - by Destined - 04-06-2010, 02:59 PM
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Starlin - by VanSlawAndCottoCheese - 04-06-2010, 03:29 PM
Starlin - by ruby23 - 04-06-2010, 03:31 PM
Starlin - by Destined - 04-06-2010, 03:33 PM
Starlin - by Coach - 04-06-2010, 03:36 PM
Starlin - by rok - 04-06-2010, 03:40 PM
Starlin - by 1060Ivy - 04-06-2010, 03:43 PM
Starlin - by VanSlawAndCottoCheese - 04-06-2010, 03:44 PM
Starlin - by Destined - 04-06-2010, 03:45 PM
Starlin - by 1060Ivy - 04-06-2010, 03:54 PM
Starlin - by rok - 04-06-2010, 03:56 PM
Starlin - by 1060Ivy - 04-06-2010, 04:03 PM
Starlin - by Destined - 04-06-2010, 04:11 PM
Starlin - by rok - 04-06-2010, 04:11 PM
Starlin - by 1060Ivy - 04-06-2010, 04:14 PM
Starlin - by Scarey - 04-06-2010, 04:32 PM
Starlin - by rok - 04-06-2010, 04:41 PM
Starlin - by kbwsb - 04-06-2010, 05:13 PM
Starlin - by VanSlawAndCottoCheese - 04-07-2010, 02:33 AM
Starlin - by veryzer - 04-07-2010, 09:00 AM
Starlin - by Jody - 04-07-2010, 09:28 AM
Starlin - by jstraw - 04-07-2010, 09:37 AM
Starlin - by Clapp - 04-07-2010, 12:24 PM
Starlin - by ruby23 - 04-07-2010, 12:50 PM
Starlin - by bz - 04-07-2010, 01:14 PM
Starlin - by rok - 04-07-2010, 01:37 PM
Starlin - by Coach - 04-07-2010, 01:41 PM
Starlin - by Clapp - 04-07-2010, 01:47 PM
Starlin - by kbwsb - 04-07-2010, 01:49 PM
Starlin - by jstraw - 04-07-2010, 01:54 PM
Starlin - by jstraw - 04-07-2010, 01:57 PM
Starlin - by Clapp - 04-07-2010, 02:00 PM
Starlin - by offcolorpoetry - 04-07-2010, 04:31 PM
Starlin - by Destined - 04-07-2010, 04:47 PM
Starlin - by Coach - 04-07-2010, 04:51 PM
Starlin - by rok - 04-07-2010, 04:56 PM
Starlin - by Destined - 04-07-2010, 04:56 PM
Starlin - by ruby23 - 04-07-2010, 04:58 PM
Starlin - by ruby23 - 04-07-2010, 04:58 PM
Starlin - by 1060Ivy - 04-07-2010, 05:06 PM
Starlin - by Destined - 04-07-2010, 05:07 PM
Starlin - by Butcher - 04-07-2010, 05:15 PM
Starlin - by Destined - 04-07-2010, 05:17 PM
Starlin - by Destined - 04-07-2010, 05:20 PM
Starlin - by Kid - 04-07-2010, 05:27 PM
Starlin - by Giff - 04-07-2010, 05:40 PM
Starlin - by Destined - 04-07-2010, 05:43 PM
Starlin - by Destined - 04-07-2010, 05:46 PM
Starlin - by Clapp - 04-07-2010, 05:57 PM
Starlin - by cigar - 04-07-2010, 06:07 PM
Starlin - by ruby23 - 04-07-2010, 06:49 PM
Starlin - by Scarey - 05-07-2010, 10:16 AM
Starlin - by Runnys - 05-07-2010, 11:59 AM
Starlin - by kbwsb - 05-08-2010, 05:41 PM

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