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Punctuation Entry 1002 / 1605 60-second read

Single vs double quotes

US: double primary. UK: single primary.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

“She said 'hello'. (US)”

✓ Correct

“She said "hello". (US)”

The ruleii

US: double first. UK: single first.

American typography: "outer double, inner single." British: sometimes reversed.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

US = double first."

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