http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3615.39139)http://www.englishforums.com/English/RulesUsingQuotationMarks/gqxvp/post.htm#584305Sat, 25 Apr 2009 09:32:22 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:584305Mister Micawber0http://www.englishforums.com/English/RulesUsingQuotationMarks/gqxvp/post.htm#584305http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-584305.xml. If those quotation marks are for emphasis, they show a major misunderstanding of punctuation. I do not think it is a widespread practice-- at least not an acceptable one. Underline for emphasis. Quotation marks show unusual use of a word. Here, for instance, are the Purdue University guidelines: Use quotation marks to indicate words used ironically, with reservations, or in some unusual way. &#39; The great march of &quot;progress&quot; has left millions impoverished and hungry.&#39;http://www.englishforums.com/English/RulesUsingQuotationMarks/gqxvp/post.htm#584178Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:32:22 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:584178Anonymous1http://www.englishforums.com/English/RulesUsingQuotationMarks/gqxvp/post.htm#584178http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-584178.xmlThank you. Do you think putting quotation marks around to achieve emphasis acceptable since it seems to be a wide-spread practice? I think most grammarians are against it. I think these are done for emphasis: Part of your overall response: Every &quot;speaking&quot; situation you encounter is an opportunity, in which &quot;meaning&quot; needs to be imposed.-- Poor punctuation by the writer; oversight by the editor.http://www.englishforums.com/English/RulesUsingQuotationMarks/gqxvp/post.htm#583894Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:32:22 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:583894Mister Micawber2http://www.englishforums.com/English/RulesUsingQuotationMarks/gqxvp/post.htm#583894http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-583894.xml. 1. Every &quot;speaking&quot; situation you encounter is an opportunity, in which &quot;meaning&quot; needs to be imposed.-- Poor punctuation by the writer; oversight by the editor. 2. This lesson is written to reflect on an &quot;interactive&quot; approach.-- Defined specifically somewhere; if not, as above. 3. According to Joe, &quot;The survey indicates people have a positive attitude toward this particular book, finding it &#39;interesting&#39; and want to find out more about the subject areas discussed in the book.&quot; -- Both are direct quotes, the outer one by Joe and the inner one by the people or the survey question itself.http://www.englishforums.com/English/RulesUsingQuotationMarks/gqxvp/post.htmWed, 25 Feb 2009 10:32:22 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:583863Anonymous3http://www.englishforums.com/English/RulesUsingQuotationMarks/gqxvp/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-583863.xmlHi, I looked at many sources for some help on this question of &quot;when do we use quotation marks and when not?&quot; and reached no clear ground on this. I think using quotation marks for emphasis, not just irony, is used many times both in formal and informal writing situations. I tried to find answers to the use of quotation marks for cases I seem to see by focusing on whether it is to indicate 1) irony and strange use, 2) quotation what someone said, and 3) titles for what could be called &#39;short&#39; or &#39;shorter&#39; works, but these efforts seem to fall short in a lot of cases. How would you explain the use for cases like these? 1. Every &quot;speaking&quot; situation you encounter is an opportunity, in which...