Showing posts with label attributing quotes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label attributing quotes. Show all posts

Sunday, March 2, 2025

SAID IN AN EMAIL


I hate the way
The Associated Press handled the attribution on this paragraph.

“This isn’t just an offensive gesture that sticks a thumb in the eye of millions of U.S. citizens who speak other languages, but also will directly harm those who have previously relied on language assistance for vital information,” Vanessa Cárdenas, executive director of America’s Voice, an advocacy group for immigration reform, said in an email.

I'd cut out the email part and do it this way:

“This isn’t just an offensive gesture that sticks a thumb in the eye of millions of U.S. citizens who speak other languages, but also will directly harm those who have previously relied on language assistance for vital information,” said Vanessa Cárdenas, executive director of America’s Voice, an advocacy group for immigration reform.

That's still too much information at once, but it's way better than the other way.

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Wednesday, November 9, 2022

GRANDE, 58, TOLD CNN

FOUND ONLINE ON CNN: “It certainly exceeded our expectations of a major hurricane,” Grande, 58, told CNN.

I don't know why they need to get CNN in there. Why not say ," said Grande, 58?

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