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Why is "ugly" in quotations?
I read an article, which said something like this:
They had 11 puppies and sold 4 puppies and seven were left. Then they wrote an article in the newspaper “FREE TO GOOD HOME-one very ugly and six other pretty puppies”. By the end of the next day,…
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Do 'single quotes' indicate a concept?
"Apple" it indicates a word.
Apple it indicates a referent (=fruit).
'Apple' it indicates a concept of an apple.
Is it true? I saw on Wikipedia:
Use–mention distinction
Either quotation marks or italic type can emphasise that an instance of a…
user180525
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What do quotation marks in a mid-name signify?
Source
As clear from source,I wonder what's the need to use that in the mid name of Steven "Steve" Barry Smith.I have pretty much seen these on Wikipedia website.
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What is the difference between putting single and double quotation marks?
Is there any difference in putting single and double quotation marks to a word in a sentence?
Say - 'design' and "design"
It is the 'design' that should appeal the viewer It is the "design" that should appeal the viewer
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Can I use quotation marks this way?
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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"action" with quotation marks
Could anyone tell me why "action" in this passage is marked with quotation marks?
The origin of the term can be traced to Albert Goldman and a 1964
article he had written in The New Republic titled "Lindy's Law".[6]
The term Lindy refers to Lindy's…
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I said “SENTENCE.”
I sometimes see
I said “You are right.”
I don’t know why I don’t need a period after ”, but I know it’s grammatically correct.
Then how about these
You wrote “right”.
You wrote “right?”.
Are they correct?
Or should I put the period before ”…
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