When you speak in Mark's voice, but intersperse a hundred quotes of his actual voice, it is extremely frustrating to read. It makes me constantly think, what did he actually say? and what is the difference in what you are saying? The quotes are written as if he is saying the entire sentence, except he didn't. I would appreciate a transcript or recording of what he actually said. This article may have some informative value to someone, but it is nails on chalkboard for me, honestly a horrible feeling.
Posted May 18, 2011 2:32 UTC (Wed) by dberkholz (subscriber, #23346)
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Not quite that bad for me, but I would recommend a more typical approach to quotes of using only complete sentences. In other cases, paraphrasing works perfectly well when coupled with "he said."