Re: Definition of a quotation

[Gunnar Hjalmarsson <quotation-ring@gunnar.cc>]

"Don E. Z'Boray" wrote:
> 
> A quotation is a statement that can be attributed to some person as
> being the statement's author.  Knowing to whom attribution is due is
> central to the definition of a quotation.  Until one has knowledge of
> the author of a statement, one merely has the text of a saying or
> adage.  Only when the author of the saying has been ascertained does
> the saying become a quotation.
I won't argue with you, Don, but I'd like to remind of the fact that a
broader definition of a quotation (or quote) is applied in this list as
well as in the Quotation Ring. Please feel free to study a previous
discussion on the topic, starting with the message
http://www.gunnar.cc/webring/quotes/mailarc/msg00074.html.
/ Gunnar