# Editing mistakes in posts while quoting.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-mistakes-in-posts-while-quoting/684205>\
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**Created:** [March 21, 2014, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-mistakes-in-posts-while-quoting/684205 "2014-03-21T03:06:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Knuffle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7c8e57/32.png) [@Knuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knuffle)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-mistakes-in-posts-while-quoting/684205/21 "2014-03-21T22:45:44Z")

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> [@John\_Mace](#):
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> Irregardless, it still sounds funny.

I see what you did there.

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**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-mistakes-in-posts-while-quoting/684205/22 "2014-03-22T00:15:05Z")

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> [@Claverhouse](#):
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> One should always quote people exactly as it was written.  
> Anyone can misspell: to alter the past to your perception alters the future.

But that’s exactly why I am working on my time tunnel.

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**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-mistakes-in-posts-while-quoting/684205/23 "2014-03-22T01:59:46Z")

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> [@Terr](#):
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> “Extract revenge” is so widespread, including in respected publications ([Bondholders Extract Revenge on Fee-Hungry Bankers](http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=ahnksMjnlUco)) that it is practically common usage now.

It reaks havoc though.

And I don’t believe it’s as acceptable as you think.

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**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-mistakes-in-posts-while-quoting/684205/24 "2014-03-22T04:09:40Z")

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> [@twickster](#):
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> Yes, if done for clarification, using brackets, it’s fine.
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> Similarly, you can trim a quote using ellipses or other indications that some text is missing.

I’ve sometimes abbreviated a quote by omitting a portion of it, but putting some bracketed text in its place to give a sort of non-judgmental tl;dr indication of what I omitted. I’ve never been modded for doing that.

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