- Being special is being better, greater, or otherwise different from what is usual.
- 'Special' is 'better, greater, or otherwise different from what is usual.'
Are quotations marks used correctly at sentence 2?
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2 is only correct if you are quoting an entry from, say, a dictionary. If you are then that should have been mentioned, For example, 'Special' is defined as 'better, greater....' – Old Brixtonian Dec 26 '20 at 21:40
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The use of quotation marks would indicate a reference - that is after all what a quote is. Hence one would tend to conclude that it is a definition. – cyborg Dec 26 '20 at 22:58