# You can multi-quote across threads! Did you know this?

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**Created:** [December 8, 2009, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-multi-quote-across-threads-did-you-know-this/520428 "2009-12-08T09:41:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-multi-quote-across-threads-did-you-know-this/520428/2 "2009-12-08T09:50:11Z")

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Like see? From different threads in different forums. All at once!

> [@Kudos for Gfactor regarding Carol Stream](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kudos-for-gfactor-regarding-carol-stream/519328/106):
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> Some grammar nazis may hate it, but there’s nothing wrong with ‘they’ if you don’t want to use he/she.

> [@Why can't I multi-quote in a post?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-multi-quote-in-a-post/520425/1):
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> For some reason, I can’t seem to quote a post that has multiple quotes in it. It’s important to capture each thought for a proper flow of the conversation.

> [@Is that how it's spelled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-how-its-spelled/520426/2):
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> Usually, just about any word adopted from another language would have this characteristic.

> [@Are children still being taught to tie shoes and tell time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-children-still-being-taught-to-tie-shoes-and-tell-time/520372/8):
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> Mine is.

> [@Yet Another Sarcastic Answers to Thread Titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-sarcastic-answers-to-thread-titles/520045/10):
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> **Afghanistan explained, in one simple slide**  
> [[achmed the dead terrorist](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uwOL4rB-go)]That’s because when he started to make the second slide, I kiiiiiiiiiiiilled hiim. Shut up, I kiiiiiilllllll you.[/achmed]

ETA: posts selected at random. Except the last one 😃

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