Editormum's Grammar Guru: Quoting Queries....When to Play Doubles, When Singles

Sunday, November 20, 2005

Quoting Queries....When to Play Doubles, When Singles

Quite some time ago, a former blogger named Kiwi.writer posed an interesting question in one of her posts; she was perplexed about the use of single and double quotation marks. It seems that Kiwi submitted a paper for review, and her instructor marked out all the double quotes surrounding dialogue... Sign in to see full entry.

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