Subject | Re: Adobe's Low hanging .... ? |
From | Tony Cooper |
Date | 07/19/2014 07:50 (07/19/2014 01:50) |
Message-ID | <l70ks9h21t9uo36965a1fau1bqutvhsppu@4ax.com> |
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Newsgroups | rec.photo.digital |
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I'm beginning to see why you can't grasp the meaning of "quoted out of context". You evidently think that if something is quoted exactly as it was written, that it can't be something that is quoted out of context. You think that "context" is something that is only *in* what was quoted. That's wrong.Tony CooperTony Cooper
If this statement is made:"The United State's borders are secure as they can be considering the number of people assigned to keeping our borders secured."And someone says:"You say our 'borders are secure', but hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants cross our borders every year."The phrase "borders are secure" has been quoted out of context even if the original statement is presented intact and visible to read.Sandman
No, the original statement is *not* present in the quote. It has been taken out of its context and presented without it, removing the intended meaning of the quote. Whether or not the original text is present or not is not relevant to the fact that it was omitted from the *quote*.
Put on your reading glasses, Jonas. I said: The phrase "borders are secure" has been quoted out of context even if the original statement is presented intact and visible to read.I did not say the original statement is not present in the quote.Sandman
No, I did. and context has been omitted. In other words, 100% in agreement with the wikipedia definition you claim is wrong.
If this statement is made:Wrong reasoning. Quoting the entire sentence is not what determines that it is not a quote out of context. It's not an example because the meaning wasn't changed, not because more words were quoted.
"The United State's borders are secure as they can be considering the number of people assigned to keeping our borders secured."
And someone says:
"You say 'The United State's borders are secure as they can be considering the number of people assigned to keeping our borders secured.', but hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants cross our borders every year."
But then again, that wouldn't be taking it out of context.