Question on quotation marks

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Hi teachers,Should it be in quotations  'Gone with the wind', in the following question?Have you ever seen 'Gone with the wind'?Thanks in advance.

Rover_KE · Accepted Answer

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Yes — or in italics.

Also Wind should be capitalised.

Rover

Shawn79 · Answer

I know I'm late to the party,

and of course Rover's right,

according to a couple grammar guides, italics are preferred for movie titles because quotes ordinarily would be reserved for titles of scenes or chapters of the movie, as applicable.

I checked several posts on the subject of single vs. double quotes, including http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/single-quotes-versus-double-quotes.aspx from "Grammar Girl". It seems the rules are different across the "pond", but in the U.S. I believe if italics are not used, then double quotation marks are preferred as in "Gone with the Wind".

Where quotation marks are nested, in the U.S. you would likely see alternating between double and singles quotes, starting with double:

Yesterday Mary said, "have you seen 'Gone with the Wind?' You should see it!"

Lately I've been watching a lot of BBC America and becoming increasingly interested in British English. I think it's useful to be aware of the differences. I

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