Not sure the exact name and proper use when someone paraphrases using single quotes ('
) vs double quotes ("
), eg. 'abcd' as opposed to "abcd".
Can someone explain the difference please?
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Sign up to join this communityNot sure the exact name and proper use when someone paraphrases using single quotes ('
) vs double quotes ("
), eg. 'abcd' as opposed to "abcd".
Can someone explain the difference please?
Double quotes are typically used to represent a verbatim copy of someone's sentences, while single quotes (squotes) are typically used to reference a feature of the text, rather than read it normally. That is how I can talk about a word like 'the'. 'The' is a determiner, but as you read squoted 'the', you treat it as a noun. Both quotes and squotes turn text into a noun, so you might find them used either way; or you might find both, allowing nested quotes like: She said "I heard him say 'I love you'".
PS: this font looks like I used double and triple squotes.