stilllearning Wrote:
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> SandiAigo Wrote:
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> > Yes! Well, not poor, per se, but they marked
> me
> > down for using a contraction. However, I used
> the
> > contraction in a direct quote from an employee
> per
> > their instructions! Very unfair, IMO. I got a
> 9,
> > no big deal, but still...
>
>
> Scratching my head.....If you didn't use a
> contraction, it wouldn't be a direct quote, would
> it?
>
> (heart)
Nope. A direct quote is just that, a direct quote and one must include the contraction.
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