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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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How should we write a sentence in which we quote someone who quotes someone else as in
He said " My father said " I am the head of the family" ".
Do we have to use the quotation marks twice ?
He said " My father said " I am the head of the family" ".
Do we have to use the quotation marks twice ?
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' " NB: Said style manuals also disagree on where the final period goes.
- ' " NB: Said style manuals also disagree on where the final period goes.
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Use doubles and singles (some style manuals put doubles outside; others put them inside):
He said, " My father said, 'I am the head of the family.' "
NB: Said style manuals also disagree on where the final period goes.
He said, " My father said, 'I am the head of the family.' "
NB: Said style manuals also disagree on where the final period goes.
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Dear friend,
as Mr Micawber said, style manual disagree on the usage of quotation marks (known as 'inverted commas' in British English). In the American system, a single mark designates the embedded quotation, contrasting with the double marks for the larger quotation. The British system is reversed: double quotations reside within the single marks. Your sentences:
He said
as Mr Micawber said, style manual disagree on the usage of quotation marks (known as 'inverted commas' in British English). In the American system, a single mark designates the embedded quotation, contrasting with the double marks for the larger quotation. The British system is reversed: double quotations reside within the single marks. Your sentences:
He said
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