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[–] [S] -5 points 1 year ago (16 children)

Ah quoting. All of the authority with none of the responsibility.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (14 children)

    Good writers borrow, great writers steal. -T.S. Elliot

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  • [+] [S] -6 points 1 year ago (13 children)

    Neither of which is the act of quoting.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (12 children)

    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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  • [–] [S] -2 points 1 year ago (11 children)

    On the contrary

    A borrowed idea stands on utility.

    A quote stands on authority.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    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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  • [–] [S] -2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    You are totally standing on that famous name.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    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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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Which is more important to you, the phrase or the credit?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Uh, what? I'll use a quote when it neatly captures what I was thinking, and credit it to the original author. The phrase is the important part I guess, but fair play to the author.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Is the phrase diminished if you leave out the author's name?

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