How to preserve line breaks in a quote – Bari Weiss misquotes Ed Krassenstein

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

Misquote: 8 issues found

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Once again, people are pretending to be frightened over the fact that Joe Biden stumbled going up stairs at age 80. I literally stumble going up the stairs at least twice a week. I even fell down my spiral staircase a couple weeks ago. I'm 41 years old, workout daily, and actually use the stair-stepper at the gym 5 days a week. Should I be concerned?

Original text

Once again, people are pretending to be frightened over the fact that Joe Biden stumbled going up stairs at age 80. I literally stumble going up the stairs at least twice a week. I even fell down my spiral staircase a couple weeks ago. I'm 41 years old, workout daily, and actually use the stair-stepper at the gym 5 days a week. Should I be concerned?

Quote text

Once again, people are pretending to be frightened over the fact that Joe Biden stumbled going up stairs at age 80. I literally stumble going up the stairs at least twice a week. I even fell down my spiral staircase a couple weeks ago. I’m 41 years old, workout daily, and actually use the stair-stepper at the gym 5 days a week. Should I be concerned?

Ellipsis used (if any): ‘[...]’

Diff

Once‧again,‧people‧are‧pretending‧to‧be‧frightened‧over‧the‧fact‧that‧Joe‧Biden‧stumbled‧going‧up‧stairs‧at‧age‧80.↵
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‧I‧literally‧stumble‧going‧up‧the‧stairs‧at‧least‧twice‧a‧week.‧I‧even‧fell‧down‧my‧spiral‧staircase‧a‧couple‧weeks‧ago.↵
↵
‧I'’m‧41‧years‧old,‧workout‧daily,‧and‧actually‧use‧the‧stair-stepper‧at‧the‧gym‧5‧days‧a‧week.↵
↵
‧Should‧I‧be‧concerned?

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Part-by-part explanation

#	Part	Valid?	Explanation
1	Once‧again,‧people‧are‧pretending‧to‧be‧frightened‧over‧the‧fact‧that‧Joe‧Biden‧stumbled‧going‧up‧stairs‧at‧age‧80.
2	↵↵	× no	Deletions cannot contain linebreaks.
3	‧	× no	A single added space must either follow or precede a valid insertion.
4	I‧literally‧stumble‧going‧up‧the‧stairs‧at‧least‧twice‧a‧week.‧I‧even‧fell‧down‧my‧spiral‧staircase‧a‧couple‧weeks‧ago.
5	↵↵	× no	Deletions cannot contain linebreaks.
6	‧	× no	A single added space must either follow or precede a valid insertion.
7	I
8	'	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
9	’	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
10	m‧41‧years‧old,‧workout‧daily,‧and‧actually‧use‧the‧stair-stepper‧at‧the‧gym‧5‧days‧a‧week.
11	↵↵	× no	Deletions cannot contain linebreaks.
12	‧	× no	A single added space must either follow or precede a valid insertion.
13	Should‧I‧be‧concerned?

Notes

Bari Weiss removes the line breaks, presumably to make the quote fit more neatly into her article. But Krassenstein uses them for a reason. Best to simply turn the quote into a block quote and keep the line breaks.

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