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meaning of "...linked by the stormy weather" | Phrase: "at this rate"
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citation vs quotations #1 (permalink) Tue Jan 16, 2007 15:12 pm   citation vs quotations
 

Hello there,

Can someone show me the difference between an inline text citation and an inline text quotations?

Thanks Kelly Perez
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citation vs quotations #2 (permalink) Thu Jan 18, 2007 11:26 am   citation vs quotations
 

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The quotation is the actual excerpt: 'To be or not to be, that is the question'. The citation is the reference: 'Shakespeare, Hamlet, III, i, 56).
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citation vs quotations #3 (permalink) Thu Jan 18, 2007 13:32 pm   citation vs quotations
 

Great thanks.. I figured that but was a little hazy Smile

Thanks for the Mr. Micawbar.... IN JAPAN.... WOW!!
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citation vs quotations #4 (permalink) Thu Jan 18, 2007 14:09 pm   citation vs quotations
 

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Where are you, Kelly?
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citation vs quotations #5 (permalink) Thu Jan 18, 2007 17:18 pm   citation vs quotations
 

Hi

(An off-topic question)

I heard the expression 'get/got a citation', in a specific context (and, as I understood, it was used rather ironically. Albiet its dictionary meaning looks quite 'honourable' Smile)

Do you use it in everyday life?
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citation vs quotations #6 (permalink) Thu Jan 18, 2007 22:36 pm   citation vs quotations
 

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Citation-- 5. An official summons, especially one calling for appearance in court.

It is sometimes used synonymously with traffic ticket.
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citation vs quotations #7 (permalink) Fri Jan 19, 2007 9:02 am   citation vs quotations
 

Thanks, Mister Micawber. Perhaps, your suggestion is right.

I’m still unable to determine clearly whether an English speaker refers to the meaning (5th) you mentioned or to the previous one:
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4. Enumeration or mention, as of facts, especially:
a. An official commendation for meritorious action, especially in military service: a citation for bravery.
b. A formal statement of the accomplishments of one being honored with an academic degree.

when he says something like ‘you might get a citation!

In some contexts both equally can be used to play a joke. : )
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citation vs quotations #8 (permalink) Fri Jan 19, 2007 12:53 pm   citation vs quotations
 

Hi Tamara

It's difficult to say which definition was intended without more context. But I can imagine definition 4 being used as an exaggeration (to be witty).

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