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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
That example may not be "missing" anything. That's typographically correct for quoted text that spans multiple paragraphs.
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You may be right, but I don't understand. What is the reason for omitting the closing quotation mark?
That's the same as making a rule in a programming language that states this: "Using a semicolon will close all brackets of the function or statement that are not yet closed. Stating a new function that has no parameters will close all curly braces in the previous block that are not yet closed."
That's confusing.
Example, for the interested:
Spoiler:
Instead of this:
x = 1;
do (10 times) {
write(x, multiple(x, 5));
x = x + 1;
}
do_more_stuff();
You would be able to write this:
x = 1;
do (10 times) {
write(x, multiple(x, 5;
x = x + 1;
do_more_stuff(;
The ; after the 5 closes the two brackets.
The "write" function takes two parameters, so it doesn't close the curly brace above.
"x = x + 1" is not a function, it's a statement, so it doesn't close the curly brace either.
Therefore, "write" and "x = x + 1" will both belong to the "do" block.
The "do_more_stuff" function has no parameters, so it closes the curly brace of the "do" block, and therefore will not belong to it.
The ; "after do_more_stuff(" closes the last bracket.
While the latter is correct under the mentioned rule, I would not favor this. It's confusing. Actually, I'd probably refuse to write software in such a language.
Be there or not be there, that's not a question. For me, it must be there. If something is explicitly opened, it must also be explicitly closed, or it'll be confusing as hell..
I feel the same way with the missing quotation mark.
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Originally Posted by DuskyRose
I'm a 'visual' reader, and don't usually see the words when I read, but the video in my head. Anything that pops me out of the moving video and re-read isn't very enjoyable.
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I know what you mean. I tried to explain this in my topic "The Mind's Eye"
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Originally Posted by Ripplinger
As DiapDealer said about that instance, that's technically how it should be done. It let's you know the same person is still speaking in the next paragraph, which I find very nice when reading. I often find newer books closing the quote, and that always gets confusing who is speaking next to me. I figured it was just a newer (lazier) trend to always use them instead of knowing when they should or should not be used.
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Maybe, but my thought is different.
For me, the same person is speaking, until I encounter a closing quote. When reading, and I suddenly encounter an opening quote on a new line, while the previous paragraph / line has not been closed, it just feels weird. It actually feels wrong, while it may not be.