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Using the correct quotation marks for quotes within quotes isn’t as tricky as you might imagine, but there is some confusion about the rules.
What happens to the comma when you have a question mark or exclamation point midsentence where a comma should go?
Continue reading Getting Specific—Addressing Readers’ Examples (Part 2) »
Learn how to choose between italics and quotation marks. Learn when more than capital letters are called for and also when capital letters are sufficient.
Continue reading Marking Text—Choosing Between Italics and Quotation Marks »
Single quotation marks don’t have many uses in American English. Learn when to use them and how to use double quotation marks and italics for emphasis.
Continue reading Single Quotation Marks—A Reader’s Question »
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