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You may have said you should use your own words when:

  • using your own words will help you learn the material
  • you want to organise the material in your own way
  • you want to include only what is relevant to your needs.

You may wish to write down direct quotations if you:

  • would like to use the quotation later, say in an essay
  • find the wording particularly helpful

On balance, it is often better to use your words whenever possible, as this involves you in thinking through the topic and will help you to remember it better. If you copy a quote always put it in quotation marks and record the page number it appears on.

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