quotation marks — 1. The main use of quotation marks (also called inverted commas) is to indicate direct speech and quotations. In writing it is common to use double quotation marks (“ ”), and in printing practice varies between the double and single style (‘’).… … Modern English usage
quotation marks — UK US noun [plural] the symbols ‘ and ’ used in writing before and after a quotation or the words that someone speaks. Quotation marks are a type of punctuation mark . Thesaurus: punctuationhyponym … Useful english dictionary
Quotation marks — Quotation Quo*ta tion (kw[ o]*t[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [From {Quote}.] 1. The act of quoting or citing. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is quoted or cited; a part of a book or writing named, repeated, or adduced as evidence or illustration. Locke. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quotation marks — (inverted commas). An issue that arises frequently in Britain but almost never in America is whether to put periods and other punctuation inside or outside quotation marks when they appear together. The practice that prevails in America and is… … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
quotation marks — (inverted commas) An issue that arises frequently in Britain but almost never in America is whether to put periods and other punctuation inside or outside quotation marks when they appear together. The practice that prevails in America and… … Dictionary of troublesome word
quotation marks — quo tation ,marks noun plural the symbols and used in writing before and after a quotation or the words that someone speaks. Quotation marks are a type of punctuation mark … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
quotation marks — UK / US noun [plural] the symbols and used in writing before and after a quotation or the words that someone speaks. Quotation marks are a type of punctuation mark … English dictionary
quotation marks — Кавычки (Quotation marks, Quotes) Парные знаки препинания [точка, запятая, двоеточие, тире, многоточие и т.д.], употребляемые для выделения названий, прямой речи, цитат и др. Существует несколько разновидностей кавычек, применяемых в… … Шрифтовая терминология
quotation marks — punctuation marks that enclose a quotation … English contemporary dictionary
Quotation marks — Кавычки; Двойные кавычки … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии