# Diff'rent quotes for diff'rent folks

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diffrent-quotes-for-diffrent-folks/312553
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**Created:** [July 14, 2005, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diffrent-quotes-for-diffrent-folks/312553 "2005-07-14T18:39:18Z")
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### Author: ![Nature\_s\_Call](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nature_s_call/32/19006_2.png) [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2005, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diffrent-quotes-for-diffrent-folks/312553/1 "2005-07-14T18:39:18Z")

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I’ve noticed two sytles of quoting. The “standard” kind performed with [quote]

> [@The Raven](#):
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> Nevermore!

And a more sleek style (but manually created)

**The Raven:** _Nevermore!_

Is there an automated way to do the sleek quotes? I like its look better, but I’m always afraid I’ll drop one of the ['s and bugger the whole thing up.

(at the risk of being moved to IMHO) Which way does the majority of Dopers prefer?

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### Author: ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2005, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diffrent-quotes-for-diffrent-folks/312553/2 "2005-07-14T21:01:32Z")

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I like this kind best:

> [@Nature's Call](#):
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> Is there an automated way to do the sleek quotes? I like its look better, but I’m always afraid I’ll drop one of the ['s and bugger the whole thing up.

With this to show continuing quotes from the same person, so you don’t have to re-write the names 1000x.

> [@](#):
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> (at the risk of being moved to IMHO) Which way does the majority of Dopers prefer?

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### Author: ![Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tastes_of_chocolate/32/3232_2.png) [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2005, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diffrent-quotes-for-diffrent-folks/312553/3 "2005-07-14T21:11:17Z")

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> [@Nature's Call](#):
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> (at the risk of being moved to IMHO) Which way does the majority of Dopers prefer?

My preferred method, because it’s easy, and because it’s very very obvious where the quoted material starts and stops.

My only gripe with it is that the quoted persons name doesn’t seem to be picked up by searches.

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### Author: ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2005, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diffrent-quotes-for-diffrent-folks/312553/4 "2005-07-15T02:21:20Z")

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I do mine like this:

**Nature’s Call** :

> [@](#):
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> I’ve noticed two sytles of quoting.

The quoted person’s name _does_ get picked up by searches.

Also, by doing it this way I can embed quotes within quotes.

**Tastes of Chocolate** :

> [@](#):
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> Originally Posted by **Nature’s Call**
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> > [@](#):
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> > (at the risk of being moved to IMHO) Which way does the majority of Dopers prefer?
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> My preferred method, because it’s easy, and because it’s very very obvious where the quoted material starts and stops.

I use QuicKeys macros so I don’t have to type the brackets and codes. Control-[creates the start-quote code. Control-] creates the end-quote code. Control-b creates the start-bold code. Control-alt-b creates the end-bold code. Control-i creates the start-italics code. Control-alt-i creates the end-italics code.

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### Author: ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2005, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diffrent-quotes-for-diffrent-folks/312553/5 "2005-07-16T04:37:25Z")

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