Plagarized Punctuation Guide #3

I give credit, though. This is from https://allthingsfreelancewriting.com/blog/punctuation-guide/

The article is just too good not to share. More next time and the two before.

If you’re thinking, “Quotation marks aren’t confusing,” hold my beer. Just kidding, but they can get a bit tricky — especially when you’re dealing with quotes inside quotes. Here’s a quick look at single and double quotation marks.

**Disclaimer: The rules on quotation marks change depending on whether you’re writing in UK or US English. In US English, the default is the double quotation marks (“quote”). In UK English, the default is single marks (‘quote’).

How to type quotation marks

Both single and double quotation marks are on the same key to the right of the colon and semicolon. The single quote is default and the double requires you to push the shift key.

Double quotation marks

You are likely familiar with double quotation marks. They are used to signal that a piece of text is a quote from a person aside from the writer. For example:

• “By paying off your credit cards, you can improve your credit score,” said Cindy Truman, CFP at Sixty Five Finance.

Double quotation marks are also used to emphasize the titles of shorter pieces of work such as articles, episodes of TV shows, and poems.

• I think the best episode of Friends is “The Last One.”

Finally, double quotation marks can signal to readers that you’re using a word in a sarcastic or ironic way. This usage is known as sneer or scare quotes.

• His so-called “friend” stabbed him in the back.

Single quotation marks

Single quotation marks are used when you have a quote, a title, or a scare quote inside a quote. Here are a few examples:

• “I’m going to go to the ‘grocery store’ later today,” she said with a wink.
• “I love the Oscar Wilde quote, ‘Be yourself; everyone else is already taken,’” said John.
• “I think ‘The Road Not Taken’ is Robert Frost’s best poem,” Hank remarked.