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Subject:RE: Question on direct quotes From:"Ruhman, Rima" <Rima -dot- Ruhman -at- usdoj -dot- gov> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 24 Jan 2002 11:11:23 -0500
Although Jason is most likely fully justified in correcting the quotes, it may just not be politically savvy to correct someone who may offer your company a contract. :-) (If you are, indeed, responding to the RFP.)
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From: Karen E. Black [mailto:kblack_text -at- hotmail -dot- com]
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 11:01 AM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: Re: Question on direct quotes
I think direct quotes apply only to someone's spoken words, as the actress
said to the bishop on the courthouse steps. You are perfectly justified in
correcting the text errors from the RFP.
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