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Originally Posted by Jetstream
For what purpose do single quotes serve, and where are they acceptable?
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Double quotation marks are used for a direct quotation, whereas single marks are used to emphasize some usage of the word that may be sarcastic, arch, or specialized. Also, single quotation marks are used for quotations within quotations.
I am a total, complete, but utterly repressed grammar nazi. The eye twitch is my favoured communication tool to display disappoval.
On forums, chat, etc. it really isn't a huge deal. People make mistakes, and not everyone is perfect. What I have a hard time understanding is how a university newspaper, which I am quite sure is written in Word, can have spelling and grammar mistakes as frequently as every few sentences. Do they not realize there is a spell-check tool? Are they trying to highlight the inadequacy of the modern education system?
Or maybe, just maybe, they're too flipping lazy to check! Grr...
But, you know, I'm not
really a grammar nazi.
