Re: quote

Mike Lyle wrote:

> Default User wrote:
> > Rickie Beth wrote:
> [...]
> >> In the interest of pedanticism, the word you're looking for is
> >> "quotation." The word that you used is a verb.
> >
> > If you're going to be pedantic, it's best to be correct. From
> > Merriam-Webster online:
> >
> > Main Entry: 2quote
> > Function: noun
> > 1 : QUOTATION
> > 2 : QUOTATION MARK -- often used orally to indicate the beginning
> of a
> > direct quotation
>
> Yes, yes. But that doesn't make it good style. Cf "invite" for
> "invitation".

However, to be pedantic, that's a preference only. Not only that, it's
so common that I would argue that it's not bad style at all. It might
be somewhat more informal than "quotation", but not in any way wrong.
It certainly, to me, doesn't have the same level of informality of
"invite".

She was incorrect to state that "quote" wasn't a noun. If you're going
to be pedantic, be right.


Brian

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