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See also: quotation-markContents1 English1.1 Pronunciation1.2 Noun1.2.1 Translations1.2.2 See also1.2.3 Further readingEnglish[edit]Pronunciation[edit]IPA(key): /kwəʊˈteiʃn̩ mɑɹk/Audio(file)Noun[edit]

quotation mark (plural quotation marks) (normally plural)(UK) One of a pair of quotation marks used to denote a quotation in writing. The symbol used at the beginning of the quotation ("opening quotation mark") is usually “ ("open inverted commas") or ‘ ("open inverted comma"), and the symbol at the end ("closing quotation mark") is ” ("close inverted commas") or ’ ("close inverted comma").(Canada, US) One of a pair of quotation marks used to denote a quotation in writing. The same symbol is now typically used at both the beginning and the end of the quotation, which is usually the "double quotes" or "straight quotes" symbol ", although the "single quote" or "straight quote" symbol ' is sometimes used, especially to denote a quotation within a quotation.Translations[edit]

quotation marks — see quotation marksSee also[edit]dumb quotesguillemetinverted commainverted commasironic quotessmart quotesstraight quoteditto markFurther reading[edit] quotation mark onWikipedia.Wikipedia

Punctuationapostrophe ( ' ) ( ’ )braces ( { } )brackets ( [ ] )colon ( : )comma ( , )dashes ( ‒ ) ( – ) ( — ) ( ― )ellipsis ( … )exclamation mark ( ! )fraction slash ( ⁄ )guillemets ( « » ) ( ‹ › )hyphen ( - ) ( ‐ )interpunct ( · )interrobang (rare) ( ‽ )parentheses ( ( ) )period (US) or full stop (Britain) ( . )question mark ( ? )quotation marks (formal) ( ‘ ’ ‚ ) ( “ ” „ )quotation marks (informal, computing) ( " ) ( ' )semicolon ( ; )slash (US) or stroke (Britain) ( / )space (   )

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