Harry Lamb Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 I find the obvious bias in Juan Turner's 'reporting' more concerning than his use of quotation marks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La_Dolce_Vita Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 19 hours ago, Roger Mexico said: Double quotes I tend to reserve for direct speech, to indicate something is being quoted verbatim, though single quotes can be used for quotation nested within that as stated above. Traditional American styles, which you're explaining, are double with single used inside with the British being the opposite. But now you see more use of American style. Traditionally, you wouldn't differentiate between direct speech and other quotes. Things change though so there is no proper way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinahand Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 Odd ... I was taught as Roger was. 45 odd years ago at King Bills. Gawd that makes me feel old! I'm pretty certain Mr Hoy wouldn't have thought it American style. Learn something new every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 Haven't read a good proof for ages. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarndyce Posted July 24 Share Posted July 24 6 minutes ago, Gladys said: Haven't read a good proof for ages. I can recommend ‘Fermat’s Last Theorem’ by Simon Singh - a great read! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 9 hours ago, Jarndyce said: I can recommend ‘Fermat’s Last Theorem’ by Simon Singh - a great read! Thanks, will put that on my list. Won't tell you which list, but it will be on it! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarndyce Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 1 hour ago, Gladys said: 10 hours ago, Jarndyce said: I can recommend ‘Fermat’s Last Theorem’ by Simon Singh - a great read! Thanks, will put that on my list. Won't tell you which list, but it will be on it! …or there’s this… https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0074rxx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-lane Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 I do not like the excessive use of apostrophe's, such as this: "The education minister says there'll be a small number of exceptions, including those who need access to their phones for medical reasons." It seems to be considered to be a "modern" style of writing, with some articles littered with the damn things. Speech is not the same as text. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 4 minutes ago, Two-lane said: I do not like the excessive use of apostrophe's, such as this: "The education minister says there'll be a small number of exceptions, including those who need access to their phones for medical reasons." It seems to be considered to be a "modern" style of writing, with some articles littered with the damn things. Speech is not the same as text. Apostrophes or quotation marks? The apostrophe in the quote is absolutely correct as it indicates that letters are missing due to a contraction of two words. Whereas the apostrophe in your opening paragraph is unnecessary as it is a plural, not a possessive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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