Believer  +  214895 Thu, 13 Apr 06 09:51 AM When writing a headline or a title of a sort, then am I be able to use the word or words in quotes like the ones below. "Cooking" Talks "How are you?" Talks  Let's assume that the above phrases are the sort of soon-to-be headlines or titles.  Am I using the underlined phrase "the sort of " right?  Believer Joined on Mon, Jan 2 2006 Contributing Member 1,969

	Mister Micawber  +  214915 Thu, 13 Apr 06 11:47 AM You'll have to rephrase this question for me, Believer.  I don't understand the connection between the quoted phrase and talks, and I don't understand what you mean by soon-to-be here. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,833 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.'

	Believer  +  214955 Thu, 13 Apr 06 01:42 PM Thank you for your prompt response. Sorry for not being clear. Let me try to ask you more clearly. I am trying to write  kind of  a headline or title and have been wondering if it is appropriate to have words or phrases in quotation marks taking the dominant part of the headline or title as below. As short as they are, let's assume that the two below are the headlines or titles. "Cooking" Talks "How are you?" Talks I seldom have seen newspaper headlines which had any words in quotation marks as part of them and this fact has engendered some doubt in my mind as to the validity of the usage.         Believer Quotation Marks

	Mister Micawber  +  214989 Thu, 13 Apr 06 02:51 PM OK.  I think I get it:  generally, can we use quotation marks in headlines? My guess is that newspapers try to avoid them because they take up space and complicate the 'image'.  Nevertheless, I am sure that they are used when necessary.  They are a little hard to search on Google, but here is one: Candidates asking, `Can Laura come?' Some Republicans find it politic to avoid appearances with president Is that enough answer for you, Believer? Mister Micawber Dates, Quotation Marks