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Does this sentence use ironic quotation marks correctly?
Women ‘sold, resold’ in name of tradition
Selling is the real part, no? I find no irony or double meaning there.
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Comma usage near title in quotes
I can't seem to find any answer in my high school grammar textbook regarding the use of commas after titles that appear in quotes. Is this question addressed by American style guides?
I recently ...
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What is the correct way to refer to a web page that is part of the same website?
When referring to specific web pages that are part of the same website, should the name of the page be capitalized, put in quotation marks, or both?
In other words, which of the following sentences ...
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What is meant by this use of quotation marks?
I was reading an article Meet the Artist Who Blows Things Up for a Living
in 4th paragraph the author says
When I visit Cai (as everyone calls him, pronouncing it “Tsai”) in his spare East
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The usage of quotation marks
I'm discussing and comparing two books and I want to know if I'm using quotation marks correctly:
Both books are known for being existential and the reader is bombarded with questions throughout ...
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Why do American and British English use different quotation marks?
American English uses double-quotes, while British English uses single-quotes:
"This is a quote."
'This is a quote.'
Why do we use different quotation marks? When did this difference ...
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Why does the multi-paragraph quotation rule exist?
The answer to this question clearly explains the standard rule that when you have multiple quoted paragraphs, each new paragraph starts with an opening quotation mark, but only the final quoted ...
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Punctuation immediately after a question mark in a quote? [duplicate]
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How should I punctuate around quotes?
Comma placement when using quotes that end with a question mark
Say you're quoting someone with a requirement for a punctuation, ...
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How to punctuate a quote within a quote? [duplicate]
Duplicate of:
What’s the difference between using single and double quotation marks/inverted commas?
How are embedded quotations used?
And:
When should end punctuation go inside quotes?
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Ellipsis at the end of a quote [duplicate]
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Punctuation of direct speech, edge cases
Space before three dots?
"I don't think so," she stated.
"I don't think..." her voice trailed off.
Is this second ...
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Nested/embedded quotations (quoting quotes) [duplicate]
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How are embedded quotations used?
I'm having some trouble with this. Usually, I would quote with doubles, and then singles within. But this is becoming a bit confusing ...
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Punctuation outside of quotes [duplicate]
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How should I punctuate around quotes?
When should end punctuation go inside quotes?
Here is what I have written:
Is it too late to say, "Don't go. I'm sorry"?
Here ...
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What is the role of the single quote sign in Hebrew transliteration? [closed]
What is the role of the single quote sign in transliterations?
I have the following example:
Malkat Sh'va in Modern Hebrew
(From Wikipedia Queen of Sheba Article)
What is the ' sign called in ...
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Italic or quote marks for ideas and concepts [duplicate]
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What is the best way to mention a word: italics, quotes, or single-quotes (apostrophes)?
What is the better way to typeset terms referring to ideas and concepts, italics ...
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How should rhetorical questions be punctuated? [duplicate]
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Should rhetorical questions end with a period?
How would you punctuate the following sentence, and others like it? Are there any precedents, or applicable style guides?
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When should you use italics to reference an example and when should it be inside apostrophes?
When should you use italics to reference an example or quote, and when should it be inside apostrophes instead?
(I am trying to tighten up here. I write in advertising and we break so many rules with ...
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Using hyphen and quote marks in composed term? [duplicate]
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When is it necessary to use a hyphen in writing a compound word?
I want to write a term composed out of multiple words, and I would like to know whether I have to use ...
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Fancy quote usage [closed]
I considered posting this on Stack Overflow, but I figure this question is more about English syntax than programming rules for it.
So, currently I have this:
$fancyquote = ...
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How should I write “Why questions”?
I would like to know how to properly write, somewhere in a paragraph, the phrase "Why questions". By which I mean questions of the form "Why... ?".
The sentence I would like to write is "How to ...
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Is there a difference between Quotes and Italics? [duplicate]
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What is the best way to mention a word: italics, quotes, or single-quotes (apostrophes)?
Would it make a difference whether I put a word in quotes or in italics?
Is ...
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Punctuation of direct speech, edge cases
I recently learned that I have developed a consistent, but entirely wrong approach to punctuating direct speech in fiction. I am in the unenviable position of trying to relearn.
Previously I wrote ...
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Usage of quotation marks in the sentence shown in this picture [duplicate]
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What is the difference between ‘Hot Corned Beef’ and ‘“Hot” Corned Beef’?
Can someone explain why quotation marks are placed around the word replace?
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No quotation mark in a book?
So I just bought this book 'Requiem for a dream' and I just "found out" that there is no quotation mark in the book in a conversation. So it's up to me to tell when the converstation started by who! ...
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Plurals of quotations: “Chorus of ‘Hello’s”; “Ooh”s & “Ah”s
Is there a way to pluralize a quotation? E.g.,
He was greeted with a chorus of “Hello”s.
or
Her daring earned “Ooh”s & “Ahh”s from around the room.
With actual dictionary words ...
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When quoting a quotation, how do you handle the double quotes?
Assume there is original source text:
This restaurant is amazing with "delicious lasagna" and great service.
Make sure you go 6-7pm for the quietest times.
I want to quote "delicious lasagna" ...
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Is it proper grammar to omit an ending quote at the end of a paragraph? [duplicate]
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How should I use quotation marks in sections of multi-line dialogue?
Why aren't double quotes always closed?
In some books I've read, the ending quote will be omitted if ...
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Indirect quote without quotation marks, two spaces after comma?
I seem to remember the usage of a kind of soft quotation, with no quote marks, but a capital letter and two spaces after the comma. Has anyone seen this? Does it have a name? Example:
I asked him ...
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Is it correct to use quotes before a comma when not representing spoken text?
In another question I asked, I used quotes to demark specific terms, but after I posted the question, I wondered if I'm doing it right.
Usually, when quoting something a person says, the quotation ...
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Punctuating Quoted Questions in a Parenthetical Clause [duplicate]
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How should I punctuate around quotes?
What do you do when you end the first part of a compound sentence with a quote?
Comma placement when using quotes that end with a ...
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Comma before quote marks around article title?
I'm thinking about making a headline. I know you would use a comma here:
Professor Bill Bick then told me, "There will be more jobs when the
economy recovers."
What about here?
Read ...
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An alternative to quotation marks
Let's say that I want to communicate that a particular website is the first result when googling cool ringtones. Normally I would say it like this:
This website is the first Google result for ...
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Should one stick to American style of placing punctuation marks within quotes if one uses the American spelling?
According to Wikipedia, there are two ways to use punctation marks when it comes to quoting. Basically, we have the British style, where punctation marks that don't come from the quoted material "is ...
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Placement of comma before quotation mark
What is the rule for comma placement before a quotation mark? When should it go before and when should it go after the quotation mark?
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Quotation Marks and Symbols
As a programmer who often communicates through text, I find myself frequently having to refer to something in quotes, like ;. This is fine for most things, but it can get confusing when referring to ...
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Why aren't double quotes always closed? [duplicate]
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How should I use quotation marks in sections of multi-line dialogue?
Sometimes when reading, I will see a " at the beginning of a paragraph [When someone is speaking]. ...
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Difference in quote signs? [duplicate]
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What's the Difference in Usage Between Using Single and Two Quotation Marks/Inverted Commas?
There are two quote signs, :
'
and
"
Is there a difference ...
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Is it correct to use “punctuation outside of the quotations”, or “inside?” [duplicate]
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How should I punctuate around quotes?
When should end punctuation go inside quotes?
Or is it region specific? I was always taught that when ending a quotation, that ...
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Handling quotes ending in exclamation or question marks [duplicate]
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Is it correct to use “punctuation outside of the quotations”, or “inside?”
I've always had trouble dealing with quotes ending in question marks. ...
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What's the difference between using single and double quotation marks/inverted commas?
I'm quite unsure regarding the usage of single quotation marks (') and double quotation marks (") in English.
I had thought that double quotation marks were usually used to quote sentences from ...
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How should I use quotation marks in sections of multiline dialogue?
If I want to introduce a “pause” between lines of dialogue from the same person by inserting a spacing line, how should I use the quotation marks correctly to indicate continued dialogue? I really ...
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How should I punctuate around quotes?
The American convention in quotations is (typically) to place punctuation inside quoted text. But I always run into situations where the punctuation of the quote interferes with the punctuation of the ...
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Is it ever acceptable for a period to come after a quote at the end of a sentence? [duplicate]
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Is it correct to use “punctuation outside of the quotations”, or “inside?”
I've heard that you should always place ending punctuation inside of quotes, no matter what.
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