“She paraphrased the witness in quotation marks.”
Usage Entry 1104 / 1350 60-second read
Paraphrase vs. Quote
Restate in your own words versus reproduce exactly.
The comparisoni
“She quoted the witness in quotation marks.”
The ruleii
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PARAPHRASE = reword. QUOTE = reproduce.
To QUOTE is to reproduce words exactly, in quotation marks and attributed. To PARAPHRASE is to restate the same idea in your own words, still attributed. Both must credit the source; quotation marks belong only to direct quotes.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Quote = verbatim. Paraphrase = reword.