One of the most common points of confusion with quotes is when to usesingle versus double quotation marks. In American English, single quotation marks are used only for quotes that appear inside other quotes. For example, if you’re quoting a passage that already features a quote, use double...
You’ve probably seen quotation marks all around you all the time—but maybe, when you sit down to write something, you’re not super confident about how exactly to use them correctly or which types go where. Between double quotation marks, single quotation marks, direct speech, nested speech...
“She wanted to go to the beach, but it was raining.” In this version, the writer’s feelings are easier to understand. We understand that the character’s desire to go to the beach has been threatened by the rain. How to use a dash correctly FAQs When should you use dashes? U...
For very short quotes, you may not want to use the blockquote formatting. You can simply incorporate them into your sentence, using quotation marks. Here’s an example: This week, I’ve decided to use more quotes on my blog. I was inspired by Ali Luke who explains, “You too can bor...
How Do I Control Angle Brackets and Quote Marks in My Output? (XSLT)Doug Tidwell
5.Introducing a quote: Colons are used when teeing up a quoted source, as in the sentence "As Shakespeare wrote in Hamlet: ‘To be or not to be, that is the question.’” 6.Writing dialogue: You can use a colon before quotation marks when writing dialogue (although a comma is more ...
To punctuate dialogue correctly, there are a few rules you should know: The correct use of quotation marks The correct use of dialogue tags The correct use of question and exclamation marks The correct use of em-dashes and ellipses Capitalization rules ...
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That’s all well and good. And it doesn’t seem too terribly hard to put quotation marks around a sentence or two and paste the quote into your paper, but it actually takes some skill to effectively use quotations. But that’s why you’re here, right? To learn how to put a quote ...
Ok. I've done what I wanted to achieve. It is a bit convoluted, but it works. I don't like the fact that I use a [delay]. I dislike this object quite a lot. And the bug with the punctuation marks is still there. But here is the code. Let me know what you think. Max Pa...