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Cbergamo Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Quotation marks plus singular nickname ended with s
The sentence that I would like to be checked is:
Context: Little Marquis is the nickname of a swindler, so it should be 'Little Marquis' in quotation marks. The sentence refers to a female friend of this swindler, but would be then correct to write s's' friends'?
I am not sure of the position of the aforementioned quotation marks, mixing literal transcription with possesive case when the name of the person ends with an s.
The newspaper column says, 'she was one of the 'Little Marquis's' friends'
I have to find a solution without using italics.Context: Little Marquis is the nickname of a swindler, so it should be 'Little Marquis' in quotation marks. The sentence refers to a female friend of this swindler, but would be then correct to write s's' friends'?
I am not sure of the position of the aforementioned quotation marks, mixing literal transcription with possesive case when the name of the person ends with an s.
Top answer
The newspaper column says, 'she was one of the " Little Marquis's " friends'. If using single quotation marks for the quote, use double ones within it. The apostrophe is unaffected.
- The newspaper column says, 'she was one of the " Little Marquis's " friends'.
- If using single quotation marks for the quote, use double ones within it.
- The apostrophe is unaffected.
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The newspaper column says, 'she was one of the "Little Marquis's" friends'.
If using single quotation marks for the quote, use double ones within it. The apostrophe is unaffected.
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The newspaper column says, 'she was one of the "Little Marquis's" friends'
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