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Goronsky Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Song Titles in Quotes

Please, no recast.

Song titles are placed in quote marks. To indicate the possessive of titles in quote marks, which version below is correct? Please select one of the following.

1. “I Want to Hold Your Hand”’s lyrics were overly simplistic.

2. “I Want to Hold Your Hand” ’s lyrics were overly simplistic.

3. “I Want to Hold Your Hand’s” lyrics were overly simplistic.

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Top answer

I like 2 and 1. My choice would depend on the font etc it was done in, so as to make the ' visible. 3 is wrong And you can also always say, The lyrics of "***" were...

— Meteorquake

  • I like 2 and 1.
  • My choice would depend on the font etc it was done in, so as to make the ' visible.
  • 3 is wrong And you can also always say, The lyrics of "***" were...
  • Personally I'd prefer single to double quotes normally.
  • Or just omit the double quotes - I Want to Hold Your Hand’s lyrics were overly simplistic d
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I like 2 and 1. My choice would depend on the font etc it was done in, so as to make the ' visible.
3 is wrong

And you can also always say, The lyrics of "***" were...
Personally I'd prefer single to double quotes normally.

Or just omit the double quotes -

I Want to Hold Your Hand’s lyrics were overly simplistic

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My determination: The insertion of a curly single quote mark after the ending double straight quote marks (following the title) is the way to go here. There is no space after the double quote marks. The curly single quote mark unambiguously denotes the possessive of the song title in this case. This is an unequivocal aesthetic enhancement that clearly demarcates this punctuational juxtap
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