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PeeFarts t1_j80wh1b wrote

Reply to comment by billpalto in Texas AG settles with former aides who reported him to FBI by nowhathappenedwas

I’m no Paxton defender, but it really bothers me how people put quotes around made up quotes all the time. Like, can’t you find an actual quote by him - I can promise they’ll back up the point your making perfectly well if not better.

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slamdanceswithwolves t1_j81tcrs wrote

Fiction books can have quotation marks in them too. Do those “made up quotes” bother you?

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PeeFarts t1_j81tozt wrote

I guess it’s difficult for me to answer that question since im confused why we’re comparing a fiction novel to a comment from a person on a social media website.

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slamdanceswithwolves t1_j81uax5 wrote

Because quotation marks don’t always denote a direct quotation. In this case it is just to show the voice of someone other than the writer. I’m sure you’re aware of that, but you’re making it seem like someone is being dishonest here and that is not the case.

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