Quotation Mark (“…”)
In English writing, quotation marks are punctuation
marks surrounding
a quotation, direct speech, or a literal title or name. Quotation marks can
also be used to indicate a different meaning of a word or phrase than the one
typically associated with it and are often used to express irony.
Ø Using in English
·
Quotations
and Speech
Single or double quotation marks denote either
speech or a quotation, but the style of opening and closing quotation marks
must be matched. For example:
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'She brought a red umbrella.' said Hal.
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"She brought a red umbrella." said Hal.
For speech within
speech, the other style is used as inner quotation marks:
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'Hal said, "She brought a red umbrella."' recalled
Frank.
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"Hal said, 'She brought a red umbrella.'" recalled
Frank.
·
Irony
Another
common use of quotation marks is to indicate or call attention to ironic or apologetic words:
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He shared his "wisdom" with
me.
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The lunch lady plopped a glob of
"food" onto my tray.
·
Titles of
Artistic Works
Quotation marks, rather than italics, are generally used
for the titles of shorter works. Whether these are single or double depends on
the context; however, many styles, especially for poetry, prefer the use of
single quotation marks. For example:
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Short fiction, poetry, etc.: Shakespeare's “Romeo and Juliet”
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Book chapters: The first
chapter of The Final Odyssey is "Comet Cowboy"
- Articles in books,
magazines, journals, etc.: "Extra-Terrestrial Relays", Wireless World, October 1945
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Album tracks, singles, etc.: Westlife's "My Love"
Sources:
Cooper, T., Fallas, J.,
& Flaherty, F. (2011). English
Style Guide: Seventh edition. European
Commission.
Englishclub.com. (2013). Punctuation.
Retrieved from http://www.englishclub.com/writing/punctuation.htm.
Phythian, B. A. (2012). Correct
English: Pedoman Belajar Bahasa Inggris. Jakarta : PT. Indeks.
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