in scholarly tomes
such as those I had to read for my degree essays, ideas and quotations are always referenced if they come from somewhere else. If two consecutive ideas are from the same book, publication etc., the reference line is always '(Ibid)', meaning 'from the same source'. As you can imagine, this appears quite a lot... go to your local library, get a triumphantly boring book out and you should see several examples
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dotmund .co.uk,
Fri 23 Jan 2004, 10:09,
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I refer the Right Honourable Gentleman
To the reply she gave up there
*Points upwards*
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The Mighty Gusset Doesn't Care - And Doesn't Care Who Knows It !,
Fri 23 Jan 2004, 10:14,
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she knows everything
:)
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dotmund .co.uk,
Fri 23 Jan 2004, 10:22,
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I certainly do.
That's a nice shirt you're wearing today
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butchbint,
Fri 23 Jan 2004, 10:33,
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ah!
so you don't know everything... ;)
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dotmund .co.uk,
Fri 23 Jan 2004, 10:37,
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No one's mentioned the world's favourite author,
Al.
Also has anyone noticed that prolific goal scoring ace Og? He's played for a lot of clubs.
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Doctor Evil,
Fri 23 Jan 2004, 10:20,
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