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oldskool wrote:I have the opportunity to meet Jesse James tomorrow. I wonder how that will go. I shit you not.

WilNJ wrote:

rmiddendorf wrote:Although I've never met our infamous davintosh in person I cannot see him being played by Robert DeNiro...

Since Rodney brought it up. I give, What's with your avatar Dave? Because that's how I see you, but that's not how I "see" you, ya know?

WilNJ wrote:

rmiddendorf wrote:Although I've never met our infamous davintosh in person I cannot see him being played by Robert DeNiro...

Since Rodney brought it up. I give, What's with your avatar Dave? Because that's how I see you, but that's not how I "see" you, ya know?

davintosh wrote: (Google's Search By Image is pretty amazing tech.)[/size]

rmiddendorf wrote:Why do I prefer using the single quotation (') to the usually proper double quotation (") in my old age?

How to Use Double Quotation Marks

Most people think of double quotation marks as being for quotations, which they are, but they also have other legitimate uses. For example, double quotation marks are often used around the title of a short work such as a magazine article or an episode of a TV show.

The rules for longer works such as books are tricky. The Associated Press uses quotation marks, but the Chicago Manual of Style recommends italics and the MLA Handbook used to recommend underlining, but changed the preferred style to italics in the 2009 edition (1).

Double Quotation Marks for Scare Quotes

Double quotation marks can also be used sometimes to indicate that a word is special in some way. I bet you've all seen quotation marks used as something called scare quotes, which are quotation marks put around a word to show that the writer doesn't buy into the meaning. For example, I could write the sentence:

Women achieved “equality” when they were granted the right to vote in 1920.

That would indicate that although women getting the right to vote was heralded as equality at the time, I don't think it was enough of a gain to merit the word equality. More often though, scare quotes (which are also sometimes called sneer quotes) are used to impart a sense of irony or disdain. They're especially common in nasty political commentary, as in Politicians “care” about their constituents.

Double Quotation Marks for Words Used as Examples

Double quotation marks can also be used when you are writing a sentence and you want to refer to a word rather than use its meaning. Since I talk about words a lot, this comes up in almost every Grammar Girl episode. It's a style choice. You can use italics or double quotation marks to highlight words, but we use quotation marks on the Grammar Girl site because it takes a bit of extra time to italicize words in our content management system.

Unnecessary Quotation Marks

A common mistake, however, is to use quotation marks to simply highlight a word in a sentence. The popular “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks does nothing but mock signs that misuse quotation marks in this way. For example, if you are promoting your gluten-free cookies, and you put “gluten-free” in quotation marks, that actually means they have wheat. Stick with underlining or italics to highlight words.

Use Single Quotation Marks for a Quote Within a Quote

The most common reason to use single quotation marks is to quote someone who is quoting someone else. The rules differ in British English, but in American English, you enclose the primary speaker's comments in double quotation marks, and then you enclose the thing they are quoting in single quotation marks. You nest them, with the double quotation marks on the outside and the single quotation marks on the inside.

For example, imagine you've interviewed Aardvark for a magazine article about his harrowing ordeal with an arrow, and he said, “Squiggly saved my life when he yelled, 'Watch out, Aardvark.' ”

If you're ever in the extremely rare position of having to nest another quotation inside a sentence like that, you would use double quotation marks again for the third nested quote.

Use Single Quotation Marks in Headlines

The Associated Press uses single quotation marks for quotations in headlines.

Use Single Quotation Marks to Highlight Words Not Being Used for Their Meaning

It's the convention in certain disciplines such as philosophy, theology, and linguistics to highlight words with special meaning by using single quotation marks instead of double quotation marks.

Use a Thin Space Between a Single Quotation Mark and a Double Quotation Mark

It can be hard to see a single quotation mark that’s immediately followed by a double quotation marks, so typesetters sometimes insert something called a thin space between the two. A thin space is just what it sounds like: a space that’s thinner than a regular space.

"Quote" Versus "Quotation"

Also, a frequent point of confusion is the difference between the words “quote” and “quotation.” “Quote” is a verb that means to repeat what someone else has said or written. For example, "Aardvark quoted Squiggly." “Quotation” is noun used to describe what you are quoting, as in "Squiggly's quotation was inspiring."

davintosh wrote: The above quoted from Grammar Girl: Single Quotation Marks Versus Double Quotation Marks

djazz wrote:Scanning through the topics and I read Big Boom Cololoscopy Controversy Payday.

davintosh wrote: Does that solar panel do anything or just look good?

oldskool wrote:Walked out of the pub Sunday night to take a whizz at the tree line alongside. Slipped on some wet leaves at the top of what was a ten foot deep ravine falling backwards onto a tree stump and then sliding down into the darkness. I've got 4 cracked ribs and some serious skid marks. My favorite pair of Vans are wrecked as well.

oldskool wrote:

oldskool wrote:Walked out of the pub Sunday night to take a whizz at the tree line alongside. Slipped on some wet leaves at the top of what was a ten foot deep ravine falling backwards onto a tree stump and then sliding down into the darkness. I've got 4 cracked ribs and some serious skid marks. My favorite pair of Vans are wrecked as well.

A quick update: cracked ribs do take about six weeks to heal but you will live. You may not think so the first time you sneeze or cough. You will cuss in the presence of Nuns.
Shit still hurts but there are much worse things in life.. "Hipster Music" comes immediately to mind.

davintosh wrote:

djazz wrote:Scanning through the topics and I read Big Boom Cololoscopy Controversy Payday.

Yes, gents, we now have a winnah in The Thread of Randomness!

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jhall wrote:I met someone famous again, but I had a good laugh when I noticed the sign above us. I'm the one on the right by the way.

oldskool wrote:
DAMN. That is SO on my bucket list. Fabio? just. . .DAMN.
Photoshop, . . .here I come.