Template:RQ:MacDonald Alec Forbes
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1865, George Mac Donald, Alec Forbes of Howglen. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Hurst and Blackett, publishers, successors to Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC:
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Usage
[edit]This template may be used on Wiktionary entry pages to quote George MacDonald's work Alec Forbes of Howglen (1st edition, 1865, 3 volumes). It can be used to create a link to online versions of the work at the Internet Archive:
Parameters
[edit]The template takes the following parameters:
|1=or|volume=– mandatory: the volume number quoted from in uppercase Roman numerals, from|volume=Ito|volume=III.|2=or|chapter=– the chapter number quoted from in uppercase Roman numerals. The chapter number starts from I in each volume.|3=or|page=, or|pages=– mandatory in some cases: the page number(s) quoted from. When quoting a range of pages, note the following:- Separate the first and last pages of the range with an en dash, like this:
|pages=10–11. - You must also use
|pageref=to indicate the page to be linked to (usually the page on which the Wiktionary entry appears).
- Separate the first and last pages of the range with an en dash, like this:
- This parameter must be specified to have the template link to the online version of the work.
|4=,|text=, or|passage=– the passage to be quoted.|5=,|t=, or|translation=– a translation of the passage into contemporary English.|footer=– a comment on the passage quoted.|brackets=– use|brackets=onto surround a quotation with brackets. This indicates that the quotation either contains a mere mention of a term (for example, “some people find the word manoeuvre hard to spell”) rather than an actual use of it (for example, “we need to manoeuvre carefully to avoid causing upset”), or does not provide an actual instance of a term but provides information about related terms.|termlang=– by default, the template categorizes entries on which it is placed into Category:English terms with quotations. To have the template categorize an entry into Category:Scots terms with quotations instead, specify|termlang=sco.
Examples
[edit]- Wikitext:
{{RQ:MacDonald Alec Forbes|volume=I|chapter=IX|page=53|passage=Noo, Annie, pit on yer bonnet, an' gang to the schuil wi' the '''lave''' (''rest''); an' be a good girrl.|No, Annie, put on your bonnet, and go to the school with the '''rest'''; and be a good girl.}}; or{{RQ:MacDonald Alec Forbes|I|IX|53|Noo, Annie, pit on yer bonnet, an' gang to the schuil wi' the '''lave''' (''rest''); an' be a good girrl.|No, Annie, put on your bonnet, and go to the school with the '''rest'''; and be a good girl.}}
- Result:
- 1865, George Mac Donald, chapter IX, in Alec Forbes of Howglen. […], volume I, London: Hurst and Blackett, publishers, successors to Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 53:
- Noo, Annie, pit on yer bonnet, an' gang to the schuil wi' the lave (rest); an' be a good girrl.
- No, Annie, put on your bonnet, and go to the school with the rest; and be a good girl.
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