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Annoying Ways

Meghan Hawk
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After reading "Annoying Ways People Use Sources" by Kyle Stedman, I realized that many of his annoyances throughout various works of literature almost parallel my own pet peeves. Most of the time I find that these particular use of sources are found more in online works, such as blogs and even news publishers, rather than something like a peer reviewed journal or an academic essay written by a trusted professional. I also thought it was very clever and also truthful how Stedman compared sloppy writing to bad driving, as it is a perfect analogy for those who misuse quotations to those who don't drive efficiently. Out of Stedman's listed annoyances, I found to be most bothered with the "Uncle Barry and his encyclopedia of useless information". What irritates me the most about this kind of quotation use is its' excessive use, circumlocution, and no real point being made--other than the fact that the author can make an entire paragraph made up of only quotes. With this said, Stedman offers an easy fix to the problem--only use quotes that contribute significant meaning to the text. In the end, I believe that Stedman provides valuable input to help these annoyances be a little less bothersome. 
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  1. Katherine KumpfMarch 21, 2018 at 4:13 PM

    Stedman definitely provides helpful hints on how to avoid the annoying ways of quoting, and writing. I agree that the annoyances he is talking about are seen more online and through blogs, compared to academic journals.

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  2. UnknownMarch 21, 2018 at 4:55 PM

    I agree that excessive use of quotes is irritating. It is important to use quotes when necessary, and not rely on them to write a paper.

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  3. UnknownMarch 22, 2018 at 8:38 AM

    I agree that using too many quotes can be annoying and can distract from the authors ideas.

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  4. UnknownMarch 22, 2018 at 11:21 AM

    I agree that quoting too much is not effective for a paper, and I find that I do this myself, so reading this helped me go back and use paraphrasing and summarizing more rather than relying on quotes so much.

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