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- verbatim vs verbatum - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The reason that it’s spelled verbatim is because the word was copied from Latin verbatim It was not respelled It was not respelled It would be a travesty to use some other spelling for that word, for such a respelling would put the lie to the very word itself
- What is considered as verbatim copying exactly? [closed]
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 quotation are exactly the same as the words in the original)
- Opposite to verbatim - like, but not exactly, paraphrased
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 event I attended, and I want to differentiate between exact (or near-exact quotations,) and notes I'm making right now based on my memory - e g my
- grammar - Correct usage of SIC to express verbatim statements expressed . . .
Taken literally, sic erat scriptum would imply that "[SIC]" is to be used only when expressing a written statement Can it also be safely applied to express that which has been expressed vocally?
- phrase requests - Is there an equivalent term for verbatim in the . . .
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 faithfu
- editing - Cleaning up formatting verbatim quotations - English . . .
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 forward to seeing more global exchange traded funds -Ed ) –
- Verbatim in comparative sentence. Which preposition should I use?
Verbatim with Verbatim is rarely used in this manner, with an explicit comparison You would say "This text is verbatim" (with the reference assumed from context), or "This text is a verbatim copy of the ancient one" However, I have found some old examples of "verbatim with"
- Whats a positive phrase to say that I quoted something not word by . . .
There are also lots of phrases that can be used with direct speech to show that it's been paraphrased, but these generally only work with the verb "to say", and not "to quote" (which has the strong implication that the words that follow are verbatim)
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