While I was in the car I had the horrifying thought that Kofpf would take my quotation marks "literally" and think I was quoting Clive. Alas, I didn't make it home in time. I believe he said the expression was more often applied to

Hi all. I have read the use of quotation marks in American English. I just want to confirm whether the rules are still valid if one quotation mark is followed by another, for example: We must track the status as a Configuration Item changes from

First of all --> There should not be any quotation marks around the title of a play, book, newspaper, work of art, etc. Remove the quotation marks and put Oklahoma! into italics . http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/italics.htm Now, with

I'm 49 and the more I read the rules for punctuation, the less they make sense. No wonder people say English is the hardest language to learn. So what is the reason for putting a comma inside a quotation mark? Thanks.

...friends who are willing and able to walk alongside us on our personal journey of grief and who will allow us to determine when our time is up.

A horse walks into a bar, and the bartender says, "Hey stranger. Why the long face?" I thought the poster wanted something like this: A set of quotation marks walks into a bar, and the bartender says ... CJ

A horse walks into a bar, and the bartender says, "Hey stranger. Why the long face?" . In the same (?) vein: "Get out of the stables, grandma! You're too old to be horsing around." CB

A horse walks into a bar, and the bartender says, "Hey stranger. Why the long face?"

do you know any jokes with quotation marks?

Great question! Some organizations (such as some universities ) require italics. Most newspapers now use quotation marks. Find out which rule is followed at your school.