How to correct an error when quoting – Bari Weiss corrects Eric Holder without indication

In-house rules Jun 30, 2024 · By Dennis Hackethal

Misquote: 1 issue found

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Suggested fix

The quote with each unmarked change either marked or undone. It passes the check.

Had this report been [...] subject to a normal DOJ review these remarks would undoubtedly have been excised.

Original text

Had this report been been subject to a normal DOJ review these remarks would undoubtedly have been excised.

Quote text

Had this report been subject to a normal DOJ review these remarks would undoubtedly have been excised.

Ellipsis used (if any): ‘[...]’

Diff

Had‧this‧report‧been‧been‧subject‧to‧a‧normal‧DOJ‧review‧these‧remarks‧would‧undoubtedly‧have‧been‧excised.

added in the quote ~~removed~~ from the original wavy not marked as a change ‧ space

Part-by-part explanation

#	Part	Valid?	Explanation
1	Had‧this‧report‧been‧
2	~~been‧~~	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
3	subject‧to‧a‧normal‧DOJ‧review‧these‧remarks‧would‧undoubtedly‧have‧been‧excised.

Notes

Eric Holder made a mistake by writing “been” twice in a row. Weiss has a few options here: 1. Simply retain the double “been”. 2. Omit one of them by using an ellipsis, eg ‘Had this report been […] subject’. 3. Indicate that she did not introduce the error by using ‘[sic]‘: ‘Had this report been been [sic] subject’. She probably just wanted to be nice and corrected the error for him, but it’s not really her call to make.

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