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• DominatorX1@thelemmy.club ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Neither of which is the act of quoting.

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  • bitcrafter@programming.dev ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    On the contrary, quoting is exactly the act of borrowing another’s idea, but doing the courtesy of giving credit to the person from whom you borrowed it.

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    • DominatorX1@thelemmy.club ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      On the contrary

      A borrowed idea stands on utility.

      A quote stands on authority.

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      • DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        If you’re drawing authority from it, that’s on you. Sometimes you just like the turn of phrase and are giving credit.

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      • bitcrafter@programming.dev ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I was definitely not standing on the authority of Elliott, merely making use of his words and crediting him for it, so you are simply wrong.

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