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Lisa89 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Difference between " and '

So, what's the difference between using a " " and a ' '?

I pretty sure " is used for reported speech?

But what about '? I use it when quoting titles but I'm not sure if I'm using it is correct i.e I said "Reading 'Harry Potter' helps pass the time."
  

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As far as proper use, the single quotation marks are used when there is a quote or title to appear inside of another quote. The way you used it in your example is correct. " I hope this is helpful to you.

— Sbolton

  • As far as proper use, the single quotation marks are used when there is a quote or title to appear inside of another quote.
  • The way you used it in your example is correct.
  • " I hope this is helpful to you.
  • -S
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As far as proper use, the single quotation marks are used when there is a quote or title to appear inside of another quote. The way you used it in your example is correct. You would also need single quotes if you were to write something like:

She told me "I said 'your phone is ringing.' Didn't you hear me?"

I hope this is helpful to you.

-S
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'Harry Potter' is incorrect. It should be either Harry Potter or Harry Potter.

"...." are used for titles of articles in a magazine

"...." are used for direct speech, not reported. [He said, "Go home." ~ He said to go home.]

Many modern writers (and their publishers) are choosing to use '...' instead of "..." for speaking parts of their novels. And so
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