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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Punctuating a 'plural' quote?

Hi,

I'm writing a personal essay and trying to convey my brother saying "Come on!" to me multiple times. Here's the sentence I have:

As the nagging and the begging and the "Come on, let's go" 's started to pile up, I felt myself caving to his demands.

This looks very awkward (and also, more importantly, incorrect). How do I correctly punctuate the command that my brother is giving me?

Thanks in advance!
  

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g. ' started to pile up", or whatever word you choose.

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  • ' started to pile up", or whatever word you choose.
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Normally you would try to rephrase it, e.g. "and the cries of 'Come on, let's go!' started to pile up", or whatever word you choose.

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