When she was reviewing Mod's essay last night, a question occurred to Roong which seemed to me to exactly reflect the sort of issues we are concerned with in this class. Her question in full is:
I have a question. As I was reviewing P'Mod's essay, I wondered, can I use this word and what about that one?
So, my question is, is it necessary that we do the review academically, too? I mean, do I have to choose the words carefully, like I usually do in an academic writing? (personal communication, March 2, 2010)
Although I have already sent my brief reply to Roong, it occurred to me, as it so often does when someone asks this sort of question, that it would be very useful for everyone to reflect on the issues that her thoughtful question brings up; the best way to do that is via a discussion. And an excellent way to do that is by sharing our ideas on it here, as I suggested in my topic post "Blogging our class".
And that is what I would invite you to do now. How would you answer Roong's question?
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Because they are taken from a source non-recoverable by readers, there is no reference list entry for the words I quoted and cited above.
And because the quote is a long one, well over 40 words, it is not in quotation marks; rather, it is written as an indented passage. Use the "Block quotes" tool in Blogger to apply this style to text.
And because the quote is a long one, well over 40 words, it is not in quotation marks; rather, it is written as an indented passage. Use the "Block quotes" tool in Blogger to apply this style to text.
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