User talk:DanielTom

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Again, welcome! bd2412 T 18:08, 11 March 2014 (UTC)Reply

Hi BD, good to see you; thanks for the welcome message. ~ DanielTom (talk) 18:39, 11 March 2014 (UTC)Reply

Hello, DanielTom. I have a question about the use of paraphrasing in quotations. For example, the quotation from here: https://en.wiktionary.orghttps://dictious.com/en/dens#Latin

Do you know what are the regulations for such a paraphrasing? Thank you.— This unsigned comment was added by IOHANNVSVERVS (talk • contribs).

Hi IOHANNVSVERVS. I don't really know. But I think it depends on whether that paraphrase is itself notable and illustrative of how the word can be used in a particular sense. Ideally, quotations should be taken from verifiable sources (e.g. books), not from our own head. The example you gave, "They have swords for teeth", is not a popular paraphrase of Proverbs 30:14, and I'm guessing you wrote it yourself. You also changed the original in Latin. Not a good idea. I don't believe changing the original was justified in this case. Generatio, quae pro dentibus gladios habet is a famous quotation; there is no need to shorten it. (I'm actually relatively new to Wiktionary, so when I have questions I ask them at Wiktionary:Tea room; I suggest you do the same.) Cheers ~ DanielTom (talk) 14:29, 6 May 2015 (UTC)Reply