Each of a set of punctuation marks, single (‘ ’) or double (“ ”), used either to mark the beginning and end of a title or quoted passage, or to indicate that a word or phrase is regarded as slang or jargon or is being discussed rather than used within the sentence.
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Example sentencesExamples
I've never liked putting closing punctuation inside quotation marks.
According to the rules of scholarship, if you borrow someone else's words, you put them in quotation marks.
Words in quotation marks are verbatim quotes from the hearing; all others are paraphrase.
He frequently puts quotation marks around the word schizophrenia, as if he is skeptical that the disorder even exists.
We should refer to participants in Special Olympics as athletes and in no case should the word appear in quotation marks.
Notice the condescension of the quotation marks in the first sentence.
Readers should be able to assume that every word between quotation marks is what the speaker or writer said.
These words in quotation marks are taken directly from recent scoldings I've been offered.
Note the lack of quotation marks around the alleged quote above.
But most American publishers always put the period and the comma inside the quotation mark.
There are no quotation marks to mark the dialogue, no paragraph breaks for new speakers and many times the speaker is never even identified.
Synonyms
symbol, sign, character
Definition of quotation mark in US English:
quotation mark
noun
Each of a set of punctuation marks, single (‘ ’) or double (“ ”), used either to mark the beginning and end of a title or quoted passage, or to indicate that a word or phrase is regarded as slang or jargon or is being discussed rather than used within the sentence.
引号
Example sentencesExamples
I've never liked putting closing punctuation inside quotation marks.
There are no quotation marks to mark the dialogue, no paragraph breaks for new speakers and many times the speaker is never even identified.
He frequently puts quotation marks around the word schizophrenia, as if he is skeptical that the disorder even exists.
Notice the condescension of the quotation marks in the first sentence.
We should refer to participants in Special Olympics as athletes and in no case should the word appear in quotation marks.
Readers should be able to assume that every word between quotation marks is what the speaker or writer said.
Words in quotation marks are verbatim quotes from the hearing; all others are paraphrase.
But most American publishers always put the period and the comma inside the quotation mark.
Note the lack of quotation marks around the alleged quote above.
According to the rules of scholarship, if you borrow someone else's words, you put them in quotation marks.
These words in quotation marks are taken directly from recent scoldings I've been offered.