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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Use of quotation marks

What is the proper use of quotation marks?
  • Sounds certain (avoids qualifiers, e.g. “you know, kind of, sort of”)
Or
  • Sounds certain (avoids qualifiers, e.g. “you know," "kind of," and "sort of”)
Or another way?

Oh, and should I be capitalizing the E in e.g. above?
  • Speaks with clarity (audible, enunciates, avoids "ums" and "ahs")
Or
  • Speaks with clarity (audible, enunciates, avoids "ums and ahs")
Or another way?

Thank you in advance for helping me out.
  

Top answer

g. “you know," "kind of," and "sort of”) Speaks with clarity (audible, enunciates, avoids "ums" and "ahs") Here you have a mixture of straight quotes (" ... ") and typographic quotes (“ ...

— Mr Wordy

  • g.
  • “you know," "kind of," and "sort of”) Speaks with clarity (audible, enunciates, avoids "ums" and "ahs") Here you have a mixture of straight quotes (" ...
  • ") and typographic quotes (“ ...
  • ”).
  • You should choose one style and use it consistently.
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I would use these:

  • Sounds certain (avoids qualifiers, e.g. “you know," "kind of," and "sort of”)

  • Speaks with clarity (audible, enunciates, avoids "ums" and "ahs")
Here you have a mixture of straight quotes (" ... ") and typographic quotes (“ ... ”). You should choose one style and use it consistently.

There is no need to capitalise "e.g.".
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