In newspapers and magazines when someone says something, there's always something in brackets for example (these examples aren't very good):
"We walked [by the] street on our way to the park..."
or
"They [saw the paparazzi] running toward them"
Anybody know?
Thanks!
2006-09-30 03:55:05 · 9 answers · asked by newyorkrose9 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
When the newspaper is quoting somebody, the exact words of what they said in isolation do not always make sense or convey the point correctly. The journalist adds the words in brackets to help the reader understand the context and meaning. If England were playing France in a football match and a fan was quoted as saying "they played a great match" it's not immediatly obvious who he's referring to. Therefore the journalist changes the quote to "they (England) played a great match and won three nil".
2006-09-30 03:59:17 · answer #1 · answered by The Golden Child 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When the pronoun is not specific, as usually quoted by p a third party in the story, the newspaper tries to clarify to what the person is referring to. The brackets mean it is not part of the person's actual quote, they are just making it easier for the reader to understand.
2006-09-30 12:03:29 · answer #2 · answered by I care about my answers 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The square bracketed words are not part of the original quote, i.e. the person didn't actually say them, but the reporter or editor added them to make the sentence (the quote) intelligible.
2006-09-30 17:09:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The words in brackets are not an actual part of the quote, but they are needed for clarity.
2006-09-30 11:03:36 · answer #4 · answered by me 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Words in brackets are to enable the readers to understand what or who someone was talking about.
2006-09-30 12:10:14 · answer #5 · answered by Sunseaandair 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the words in the brackets are words added in by the witers/editors when they are editing a quote to make it sound right. to make the sentence sound gramatically correct, or to add in details to the sentence.
2006-10-02 13:37:09 · answer #6 · answered by narcissistme 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When people are interviewed verbally, they often leave information out. The journalist must fill in the blanks so the readers understand what was really being said.
2006-09-30 11:04:46 · answer #7 · answered by gg 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the editor put those bracket words in there to better explain what's happening.
2006-09-30 10:57:07 · answer #8 · answered by ajschwartz06 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't get the brackets myself. you can understand the sentence as it is.
2006-09-30 17:28:30 · answer #9 · answered by robyn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋