College Composition / Unit 24 CMP 0585 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Citing Indirect Sources
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The idea
When your source quotes someone else, try to find the original; if you cannot, cite it as quoted in your source.
In practice
In MLA style, the abbreviation q t d in, for "quoted in," signals that the words come from a source quoted inside the one you read.
Where people slip
Citing the original as if you read it misrepresents your research.
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