Quoting an expletive in a high school essay?
I'm in 11th grade in a New Zealand high school, and for my end of year exam I'm planning on using a quote from the book I have chosen which contains the word "f*ckin". This is a quote which is important and relevant to my argument. How should I go about using this quote? Should I censor the word?
Apologies if this is not the right place for this question, but I wasn't sure where to ask.
Thank you.
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Since you're writing this for your exam, your teacher is the authority on how to handle this. I'd ask them. If they're not available, you'll need to make this decision on your own. In the absence of any guidance from your teacher I'd err on the side of caution and censor the word as you've done above, indicating that you've done so.
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