2006-08-01 14:45:52 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
that means the person quoted didn't actually say that, but it was implied and inserted to make sense to the reader
2006-08-01 14:49:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Implied, to add context to a quote. If the quote is about someone and they do not mention the full name they will put it in brackets.
2006-08-01 22:56:35 · answer #2 · answered by Kelli 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hotmamacita is right. Remember seeing sentences like this? "So we dun [sic] everything we could." The [sic] means 'spelling incorrect', but the quote wasn't interrupted or corrupted by use of the insert.
Another way you'd see it is "We told him [Mr. Brown] that we were all going." Mr. Brown is tucked in there to explain who 'him' is.
2006-08-01 21:53:02 · answer #3 · answered by Stuart 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That means it's a word that was not in the original but is needed to explain that particular sentence.
2006-08-01 21:50:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that means the writer of the article placed the word there, not the person who said it.
2006-08-01 21:50:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They've inserted a word in a quote to make it more understandable. I think.
2006-08-01 21:50:26 · answer #6 · answered by Sloth 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-08-01 21:50:28 · answer #7 · answered by da chet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they've been bad, and there in letter jail [help me]
2006-08-01 21:50:25 · answer #8 · answered by billybobcanmaker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋