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Snarf Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
A Character Referring to a Word
"Obscene is such a vague word," he said.
Should "obscene" have single quotation marks around it, since he is referring to it as a word?
Thanks.
Should "obscene" have single quotation marks around it, since he is referring to it as a word?
Thanks.
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Should "obscene" have single quotation marks around it, since he is referring to it as a word? Yes. CJ
- Should "obscene" have single quotation marks around it, since he is referring to it as a word?
- Yes.
- CJ
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Snarf"Obscene is such a vague word," he said.Should "obscene" have single quotation marks around it, since he is referring to it as a word?Yes.
CJ
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What about this?:
"Freggin' is okay," he said. "It's not a bad word."
Should "freggin" be in single quotes there, even though it ends with an apostrophe? I ask because in adding a sinqle quotation mark beside it, it could look like there is a double quotation.
"Freggin' is okay," he said. "It's not a bad word."
Should "freggin" be in single quotes there, even though it ends with an apostrophe? I ask because in adding a sinqle quotation mark beside it, it could look like there is a double quotation.
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SnarfShould "freggin" be in single quotes thereYes.
SnarfI ask because in adding a sinqle quotation mark beside it, it could look like there is a double quotation.You'll have to risk it!
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