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Narrator: Today's word is "Quote" — verb, pronounced /kwəʊt/, with the stress on "quote".
Narrator: To quote is to repeat someone's exact words, or to give an estimated price for goods or services.
Narrator: In plain English, to quote is to repeat what someone said, or to give a price — like a builder quoting for a job.
Narrator: It comes from the Latin quotare, meaning to mark with numbers, from quotus meaning how many.
Narrator: "To quote a famous saying" describes repeating someone's words exactly, often to make a point.
Narrator: It differs from paraphrase because quote means using the exact words, whereas paraphrase means restating in your own words.
Narrator: "Can you quote me a price?" is a sense meaning to ask for a formal cost estimate for a product or service.
Narrator: Literature, business, journalism, law and everyday speech all rely on the word quote.
Narrator: So remember: to quote is to repeat words or give a price, from the Latin for to mark with numbers.
Speaker A: Is quote the same as say?
Speaker B: More precise! QUOTE comes from the Latin quotare, to mark with numbers, so it means repeating someone's exact words, not just saying something.
Speaker A: So you quote someone's exact words?
Speaker B: Exactly — word for word!
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "She quoted the poet"; "can you quote me a price?"; "he quoted the rule" — a passage, a price and a regulation.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Don't use quote when you mean paraphrase, because quote means using exact words, while paraphrase means restating in your own words.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: "Cite" the formal cousin, "repeat" the everyday twin, "estimate" the pricing alternative. The word keeps its exact charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "quote" in AI prompts — useful for citation tools and price-estimation apps.
Speaker A: So a prompt could frame a citation?
Speaker B: Right. For a writing app, you'd write:
Prompt: Write a short guide on how to quote a source in an academic essay, naming one citation format.
Speaker A: How about a pricing tool?
Speaker B: Ask the model to frame an estimate:
Prompt: Draft a builder's email quoting a price for a loft conversion, mentioning two line items and a timeline.
Speaker A: Could it help with a speech bot?
Speaker B: Yes, you can frame an opener:
Prompt: Summarise in two sentences why a speaker quotes a famous leader, naming one rhetorical effect.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: For a legal chatbot, try this:
Prompt: Write a short tip on how to quote a statute accurately in a legal document, naming one formatting rule.
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