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Title: Misquoting in the text response.
Post by: derivativex on October 28, 2009, 11:16:41 pm

Will examiners have any degree of leniency on misquoting?

For example if I'm quoting A Man for All Seasons which says

"The likes of of me can hardly be expected to keep up with a man like that"

And I misquote it as "The likes of me can't be expected to keep up with a man like that" would I be in trouble?

Should I avoid the quote altogether if I can't be 100% certain I've remembered it correctly?

I know it has little impact on the value of the quote - so long as the meaning is maintained - but will the examiners frown upon it purely out of a need to be pedantic?

Title: Re: Misquoting in the text response.
Post by: polky on October 28, 2009, 11:26:09 pm

I think they are usually flexible with these things.  Your misquote wasn't a serious misquote and it didn't change the meaning of the statement.  You can't be expected to know the exact words to every quote - the marker (in his/her haste) probably won't even pick it up.

Title: Re: Misquoting in the text response.
Post by: derivativex on October 28, 2009, 11:28:48 pm

Thanks I hope you're right!

Title: Re: Misquoting in the text response.
Post by: mano91 on October 29, 2009, 01:01:31 am

small words they dont mind. if the mistake alters the quote dramatically, i guess u would be in some trouble.

Title: Re: Misquoting in the text response.
Post by: NE2000 on January 21, 2010, 03:14:46 pm

Doesn't he say 'mutht'. I've always thought you just swap the s with a 'th'. Sleary is easy. Blackpool is a pain. He has no simple pattern.

Anyway, in answer to your question, many many people who are serious about their English study score will memorize such key lines verbatim. It's the least you would do in fact.