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How do you know the difference between ' & " ?
Okay, so when writing a paper for english class, how do we know when to use just one of these ' rather than two of them ("). Like when you write something you would use air quotes around while speaking it, do you just use one mark (the apostrophe mark) or two (the quotation mark) around the term. Such as in The Taming Of The Shrew they talk about taming someone. Since you technically can't tame somebody, would you write tame like 'tame' or like "tame"?
Do you catch my drift?
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When writing a paper and stating an exact quote, put it in quotation marks ("). If there is a quote within the quote, put it inside apostrophes ('). Here is an example:
The governor said, "I believe that when Mr. Cross said 'I don't agree' he meant he really did."
Stupid example, yes, but it gets my point across.
If you are just using one word, use the quotations. Here's an example:
Many people consider her to be "prude."
Get it? Let me know if you need anything else.
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You use a double quotation mark " not a ' UNLESS tame is contained inside of a direct quote from somewhere else.
Single quotation marks are for a quotation enclosed inside another quotation like so...
"When I talked to Razhie last week, she said 'Purple is the best colour ever.'"
So in the text of your essay you should use double quotation marks as air quotes to indicated words used ironically.
But honestly, I wouldn’t use this device in your essay. It’s very, very easy to use it incorrectly, and although the word tame might be used in an ironic sense throughout the play, that doesn’t mean you’ll manage to phrase your thoughts in such a way that keep it’s ironic meaning and validate your choice of punctuation. You’d be better to italicize the word for emphasis and then explain the word’s ironic usage in your essay, unless you are absolutely certain that you have used the word an ironic way.
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sorry! i misunderstood. the explanation is long and the to are used in different situations, but here's a website that tells when to use each one that is easy to understand. [Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
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its the two im sure of it
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