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Latest post Fri, Nov 17 2006 11:20 AM by Yoong Liat. 2 replies.
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Yoong Liat  +  294169 Fri, 17 Nov 06 10:10 AM

The word is 'clever'.

The word is "clever".

Which is the correct way to punctuate the above sentence? Should it be single or double quotation marks? Do the British and the Americans punctuate differently with regard to the above?

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nona the brit  +  294180 Fri, 17 Nov 06 10:29 AM
In British English you should reserve double quote marks for speech and use single marks for other purposes.
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Yoong Liat, 3 yr 5 days ago
Thanks, Nona.
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