- Use a double quotation to set off a direct quote or speech.
- Single quotes indicate emphasis or sarcasm.
- Periods, commas semi-colons, colons, question marks, exclamation points and dashes always go outside the quotation marks -- EXCEPT when the punctuation is a part of the direct quote.\
- Always capitalize the first word in a complete quotation, even if it starts mid-sentence.\
- Quotation marks are used for terms not commonly used or used in an uncommon way from standard use; as in technical terms or odd expressions.
- Quotation marks are not just for indicating a direct quote or speech. They are also used when signaling a component of a larger piece; such as a chapter of a book, individual episodes of a television series, songs from a specific body of work, and title of shorter works such as articles, essays, short stories, and poems.
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