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This makes sense to me and looks good. Some other quote style ideas: - use double quotes when quoting something someone said or wrote; use single quotes when e
by ctrlp 5y ago
This makes sense to me and looks good. Some other quote style ideas:
- use double quotes when quoting something someone said or wrote; use single quotes when emphasizing a jargony word or words, or a short paraphrase (e.g. 'materialist philosophy').
- use double quotes for "scare quotes" because the doubling acts as emphasis markers and is pantomimable with two fingers (one-fingered air-quotes look ridiculous).
- use double quotes around single quotes when nesting quotes. Avoid nesting more than one level of quotes.
- CRConrad 5y agoThese are not so much "ideas" as already-common practice, aren't they?
- frosted-flakes 5y agoUK English uses single quote marks by default, falling back to double quote marks for nesting.
- bhandziuk 5y agoWhat's the difference between scare quotes and a short catch phrase?
- ctrlp 5y agoScare quotes are emotion/sense markers. They suggest irony, sarcasm, "skepticism", etc... A short phrase is just a short phrase.