Aug 17, 2015 · I know that verbatim has a Latin origin, but why is it not spelled verbatum? English does not seem to have many Latin words that end in ‑im.

Nov 29, 2016 · I'm looking for a word that is pretty much opposite to 'verbatim', but not 'paraphrased.' A word that means capturing the idea of something but not the exact phrasing. I'm typing notes from an …

Dec 8, 2022 · Looking at some examples of the usage of the word verbatim, I found cases where you talk about a single object (a piece of text for example) and use verbatim as an adverb as a synonim …

The generally safe practice is to include the editor's version in parentheses, with an appropriate comment, or at least "-Ed") after quoting verbatim. "lking forward to seeing more gbl etfs" (I'm looking …

When reproducing an excerpt from a text identically (and properly referenced), we are quoting it 'verbatim'. Is there an equivalent term in English that refers to reproducing an image faithfully? I...

Apr 12, 2019 · Verbatim means: using exactly the same words as were originally used From Cambridge English Dictionary Hence it is also described as "word for word" (ie. the words in the copy or …

Feb 18, 2021 · Sometimes I quote in my writing sombody else, but I do not know the exact words the other person had used. What is a concise and positive(*) phrase to describe this? I found different …

Sep 30, 2024 · If you'd like to ask "Must a direct quote embedded in a sentence be capitalized," the answer is absolutely not.

@RegDwight, this question is actually asking about a subtler issue: how to add explanatory text to a quote full of pronouns such that the whole still flows grammatically.

Jan 27, 2012 · The problem here is actually may, not must (or must not). May can mean either optionality or regulation: I may stop for groceries on the way home tonight. May I have ice cream for …