About Figures of Speech
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Linking and citing
On Figures of Speech, content can be easily cited and linked, from entire articles to individual elements in articles.
Citing articles
In order to cite an entire article, just double-click on the article's title. The title will fade briefly to show that the citation has been created. The citation will be saved directly to the clipboard, from where it can be pasted in as required.
[Scrapbook for February]
https://figures-of-speech.com/2026/02/scrapbook.htm
Figures of Speech, 'Scrapbook for February', Richard Law, UTC 2026-02-01 02:01
Citing content blocks
Text content can be cited with a link directly to a block element such as a paragraph. Simply select a range of text in the block with the mouse. The text element will fade briefly to show that the citation has been created. The citation will be saved directy to the clipboard, from where it can be pasted in as required. The text at the beginning of the citation is the text that was selected.
[Text content can be cited with a link directly to it]
https://figures-of-speech.com/2026/02/scrapbook.htm#ilCvNo9Vu9J
Figures of Speech, 'Scrapbook for February', Richard Law, UTC 2026-02-01 02:01
Citing non-text elements
A single click on images and most other non-text elements will save a citation to the clipboard. Note that the link goes to the part of the document containing the element, not the element itself. What gets written to the text field is a mystery beyond all human understanding.
[Image]
https://figures-of-speech.com/2026/01/month.htm#ilCkH5ItaBx
Figures of Speech, 'Au Moulin de la Galette, Madeleine', Richard Law, UTC 2026-01-01 04:21
Commenting system
The commenting system is simple. At the bottom of articles suitable for commenting there is a comments field. Its use is intuitive. No other data is stored beside your comment.
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Content categories
The articles on this site are displayed in reverse chronological order. However, visitors can switch to a thematic view of the content by selecting 'Categories' from the dropdown menu and then selecting a theme from the main categories menu.
Content updates
Even elderly articles may be updated. A list of updated articles can be found in the dropdown menu under the heading Updated content.
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