MMMarie
Sep 7, 2007
Grammar, Usage / MLA Style - Quoting Quotes in Documents / Comparative Essays? [12]
Thanks for the advice, Sarah. Much appreciated.
Thanks for the advice, Sarah. Much appreciated.
MMMarie
Sep 6, 2007
Grammar, Usage / MLA Style - Quoting Quotes in Documents / Comparative Essays? [12]
I'm trying to figure out how to correctly quote conversation from Hills Like White Elephants where there are several spoken sentences, but each one is a new paragraph (and a different person making the quote). This is what I'm trying to quote in my essay.. (For context sake, I'll include the sentence before what I am trying to quote, and the sentence after.)
"No, we can't."
"We can go everywhere."
"No, we can't. It isn't ours anymore."
"It's ours."
"No, it isn't. And once they take it away, you never get it back."
Any suggestions (keeping in mind that the conversation is going back and forth between two people)? I've spent the last couple hours looking for info. online (inc. the owl style guide site) and just can't figure it out. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
I'm trying to figure out how to correctly quote conversation from Hills Like White Elephants where there are several spoken sentences, but each one is a new paragraph (and a different person making the quote). This is what I'm trying to quote in my essay.. (For context sake, I'll include the sentence before what I am trying to quote, and the sentence after.)
"No, we can't."
"We can go everywhere."
"No, we can't. It isn't ours anymore."
"It's ours."
"No, it isn't. And once they take it away, you never get it back."
Any suggestions (keeping in mind that the conversation is going back and forth between two people)? I've spent the last couple hours looking for info. online (inc. the owl style guide site) and just can't figure it out. Can anyone point me in the right direction?