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Why are some words in quotes in brackets?

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If you are quoting material and you've had to change the capitalization of a word or change a pronoun to make the material fit into your sentence, enclose that changed letter or word(s) within brackets: Espinoza charged her former employer with "falsification of [her] coaching record."
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