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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

Quoting Words Used As Examples

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  • 00The word "Checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah Mat," t means, "the King is dead"00 02li
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00 what is the rule regarding quotation marks? I think "Shah Mat" should be in italics since it is a foreign phrase, but should "checkmate" and "the king is dead" be in quotation marks, italics, or nothing?02br
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0There are other minor problems with your sentence, too. 02br 02br 00You are-- and rightly-- using quotation marks in their function of presenting words as words per se; therefore, there is no need for italics. 0-

— Mister Micawber

  • 0There are other minor problems with your sentence, too.
  • 02br 02br 00You are-- and rightly-- using quotation marks in their function of presenting words as words per se; therefore, there is no need for italics.
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0There are other minor problems with your sentence, too. Let me fix it first:02br
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00The word 'checkmate' in chess comes from the Persian phrase 'shah mat', which means 'the king is dead'.02br
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