Should I write begin{quote} … end{quote} or quote … endquote?












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I find it much easier to type



quote ... endquote 


than



begin{quote} ... end{quote} 


The same goes for other environments.



I wanted to know if it is "safe" and "sensible" to proceed with the first form, and why, since the results are apparently the same.



documentclass{article}
usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
begin{document}

begin{description}
item[First] Test
item[Second] Test
end{description}

description
item[First] Test
item[Second] Test
enddescription

quote This is my quote endquote
enumerate item item item item endenumerate
end{document}









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    I'm sure others will give better answers. But this is a bad idea. begin and end include among other things begingroup and endgroup. Environments may well assume this, so things that get changed in the environment will persist after it.

    – David Purton
    May 4 at 11:57











  • I might mention that one MUST use begin{lrbox} ... end{lrbox} for it to work.

    – John Kormylo
    May 4 at 14:16
















4















I find it much easier to type



quote ... endquote 


than



begin{quote} ... end{quote} 


The same goes for other environments.



I wanted to know if it is "safe" and "sensible" to proceed with the first form, and why, since the results are apparently the same.



documentclass{article}
usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
begin{document}

begin{description}
item[First] Test
item[Second] Test
end{description}

description
item[First] Test
item[Second] Test
enddescription

quote This is my quote endquote
enumerate item item item item endenumerate
end{document}









share|improve this question




















  • 2





    I'm sure others will give better answers. But this is a bad idea. begin and end include among other things begingroup and endgroup. Environments may well assume this, so things that get changed in the environment will persist after it.

    – David Purton
    May 4 at 11:57











  • I might mention that one MUST use begin{lrbox} ... end{lrbox} for it to work.

    – John Kormylo
    May 4 at 14:16














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I find it much easier to type



quote ... endquote 


than



begin{quote} ... end{quote} 


The same goes for other environments.



I wanted to know if it is "safe" and "sensible" to proceed with the first form, and why, since the results are apparently the same.



documentclass{article}
usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
begin{document}

begin{description}
item[First] Test
item[Second] Test
end{description}

description
item[First] Test
item[Second] Test
enddescription

quote This is my quote endquote
enumerate item item item item endenumerate
end{document}









share|improve this question
















I find it much easier to type



quote ... endquote 


than



begin{quote} ... end{quote} 


The same goes for other environments.



I wanted to know if it is "safe" and "sensible" to proceed with the first form, and why, since the results are apparently the same.



documentclass{article}
usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
begin{document}

begin{description}
item[First] Test
item[Second] Test
end{description}

description
item[First] Test
item[Second] Test
enddescription

quote This is my quote endquote
enumerate item item item item endenumerate
end{document}






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    I'm sure others will give better answers. But this is a bad idea. begin and end include among other things begingroup and endgroup. Environments may well assume this, so things that get changed in the environment will persist after it.

    – David Purton
    May 4 at 11:57











  • I might mention that one MUST use begin{lrbox} ... end{lrbox} for it to work.

    – John Kormylo
    May 4 at 14:16














  • 2





    I'm sure others will give better answers. But this is a bad idea. begin and end include among other things begingroup and endgroup. Environments may well assume this, so things that get changed in the environment will persist after it.

    – David Purton
    May 4 at 11:57











  • I might mention that one MUST use begin{lrbox} ... end{lrbox} for it to work.

    – John Kormylo
    May 4 at 14:16








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I'm sure others will give better answers. But this is a bad idea. begin and end include among other things begingroup and endgroup. Environments may well assume this, so things that get changed in the environment will persist after it.

– David Purton
May 4 at 11:57





I'm sure others will give better answers. But this is a bad idea. begin and end include among other things begingroup and endgroup. Environments may well assume this, so things that get changed in the environment will persist after it.

– David Purton
May 4 at 11:57













I might mention that one MUST use begin{lrbox} ... end{lrbox} for it to work.

– John Kormylo
May 4 at 14:16





I might mention that one MUST use begin{lrbox} ... end{lrbox} for it to work.

– John Kormylo
May 4 at 14:16










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Always use the begin end syntax, some environments might work using the underlying commands but most will not. It also helps editors to offer syntax highlighting and context sensitive file operations acting on whole environments.



For example here



enter image description here



documentclass{article}
usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}


begin{document}


zzzz

quote This is my quote endquote

zzzz



end{document}


You will see that endquote does not restore the indentation and the paragraph following is set as part of the quotation not as a standard paragraph.






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    Always use the begin end syntax, some environments might work using the underlying commands but most will not. It also helps editors to offer syntax highlighting and context sensitive file operations acting on whole environments.



    For example here



    enter image description here



    documentclass{article}
    usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}


    begin{document}


    zzzz

    quote This is my quote endquote

    zzzz



    end{document}


    You will see that endquote does not restore the indentation and the paragraph following is set as part of the quotation not as a standard paragraph.






    share|improve this answer




























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      Always use the begin end syntax, some environments might work using the underlying commands but most will not. It also helps editors to offer syntax highlighting and context sensitive file operations acting on whole environments.



      For example here



      enter image description here



      documentclass{article}
      usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}


      begin{document}


      zzzz

      quote This is my quote endquote

      zzzz



      end{document}


      You will see that endquote does not restore the indentation and the paragraph following is set as part of the quotation not as a standard paragraph.






      share|improve this answer


























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        7







        Always use the begin end syntax, some environments might work using the underlying commands but most will not. It also helps editors to offer syntax highlighting and context sensitive file operations acting on whole environments.



        For example here



        enter image description here



        documentclass{article}
        usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}


        begin{document}


        zzzz

        quote This is my quote endquote

        zzzz



        end{document}


        You will see that endquote does not restore the indentation and the paragraph following is set as part of the quotation not as a standard paragraph.






        share|improve this answer













        Always use the begin end syntax, some environments might work using the underlying commands but most will not. It also helps editors to offer syntax highlighting and context sensitive file operations acting on whole environments.



        For example here



        enter image description here



        documentclass{article}
        usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}


        begin{document}


        zzzz

        quote This is my quote endquote

        zzzz



        end{document}


        You will see that endquote does not restore the indentation and the paragraph following is set as part of the quotation not as a standard paragraph.







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