Quote mark usage question

[SansSuit 1]

OK grammarphiles-

I wrote an email with a bunch of instructions to someone. And the end of the email, I wrote the following:

To quote Jean-Luc Picard, "Make it so."

Are the quotation marks correct? On one hand, it is me giving instruction and therefore I don't think they belong. On the other hand, I'm directly quoting somebody so I think they do belong. Which one of me is correct?

Peace,
-Dawson.
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[BIGUN 1,488]

It is correct.

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According to Diana Hacker in A Writer's Reference, "For the experienced writer, revising is rarely a one-step process" (17).

The phrase "According to Diana Hacker in A Writer's Reference" indicates the author of the quotation, while the comma is used to separate the author from the words she wrote. The left-hand quotation mark signals the beginning of Hacker's words and the right-hand quotation mark signals the end of her words. The number in parentheses identifies the page on which the quotation was found, and the period provides the end mark of punctuation for the entire sentence.

SOURCE: http://services.smarthinking.com/static/document_library/docs/writeman/5_10.cfm

Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

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To quote Jean-Luc Picard, "Make it so."

This is correct.

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[oldwomanc6 60]

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To quote Jean-Luc Picard, "Make it so."

As a stand-alone sentence, it should have a punctuation mark (in this case, a period) outside the quotes (see link) It's not like he is emphasizing or questioning anything. Some would argue, that the comma after "Picard" should be a colon. On the other hand, that's not really a sentence (without the colon), at all.

Lose-lose! or win-win.

You were not incorrect in your usage, however.

Ain't English grand?!

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To quote Jean-Luc Picard, "Make it so."

As a stand-alone sentence, it should have a punctuation mark (in this case, a period) outside the quotes.

It is correct as it is. Terminal punctuation goes inside the quotation marks unless it would alter the meaning of the quote. The most likely terminal punctuation to do this would be the question mark.

For instance,

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Did Picard say, "Make it so?"

is considerably different than,

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Did Picard say, "Make it so"?

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To quote Jean-Luc Picard, "Make it so."

Is correct, as is with no further changes.


Reference; http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/quotation-marks-with-periods-and-commas.aspx

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[oldwomanc6 60]

I bow down! You can google faster and better than anyone I know.

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I bow down! You can google faster and better than anyone I know.

I have no need for google when it comes to things I learned in elementary school.

I do have a need for reference material when I need to prove it.

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[oldwomanc6 60]

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I bow down! You can google faster and better than anyone I know.

I have no need for google when it comes to things I learned in elementary school.

I do have a need for reference material when I need to prove it.

I thought I learned the rules then, too. The "inside or outside the quotes" one did get misremembered.

Crap! I'm going to do a Krip! I'm old and going to take a nap!

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[wolfriverjoe 1,523]

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I bow down! You can google faster and better than anyone I know.

I have no need for google when it comes to things I learned in elementary school.

I do have a need for reference material when I need to prove it.

You also write for a living and use this stuff everyday.
Not so for the rest of us, although some of us are anal enough to try to do it correctly.

"There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy

"~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

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I write. I wish I could say I make a living at it, but in all honesty I make more (far more) editing video. I write. I read and give notes. I punch up. I do a bajillion of little things. I dream of actually being credited above the line. Then again, so do most of the writers I know.

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[TriGirl 343]

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You ... use this stuff everyday.

No, he uses it every day.



(Sorry Joe, I couldn't resist. It is, after all, a thread about grammar!)

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I bow down! You can google faster and better than anyone I know.

I have no need for google when it comes to things I learned in elementary school.

I do have a need for reference material when I need to prove it.

I thought I learned the rules then, too. The "inside or outside the quotes" one did get misremembered.

Crap! I'm going to do a Krip! I'm old and going to take a nap!

Hi Nice Lady

I resemble that remark.

I hope this doesn't mean I've reached the shit list status of whats his name. You Know #2

BTW We heat with wood last week while taking a nap 15 ' from the stove it had a serious issue filled the house with smoke and bd enough that it set off the smoke alarms.

I never heard the alarm lucky for me the boss was home and opened up the windows and let the dogs out, and didn't wake me.
I wonder if thats a good thing.

I don't text but IMO grammer and spelling may be going in the direction of the twinkie's. Thanks to you all I now know how to spell twinkies correctly like I'm supposed to.

Time to take another nap

R.

[oldwomanc6 60]

There is no way in a million years you could ever approach #2 status.
I'm glad your and yours are OK.

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