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Meanings of invert commas in English

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Usage of invert commas in English
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The mark for the apostrophe; and also the marks for inverted commas.
"Stops", Or How to Punctuate / A Practical Handbook for Writers ...
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When asked by the flat owner he replies, with definite inverted commas.
The Guardian
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Sometimes the novel gives us these directly, as if in inverted commas.
The Guardian
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For 25 years I've been putting those inverted commas around Kylie.
The Guardian
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The inverted commas are given here as they appear in Dr. Westcott's book.
A Reply to Dr. Lightfoot's Essays, by the Author of "Supernatura...
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The inverted commas are in there because everything is free.
Wired
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There are deliberately no inverted commas around the word marry in the above sentence.
The Irish Times
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The last two words were spoken as with inverted commas.
Emily Fox-Seton / Being "The Making of a Marchioness" and "The M...
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Type into Google Maps your full name in inverted commas or your twitter handle.
News.com.au
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One certain measure is the absence of inverted commas on The Irish Times letters page.
The Irish Times
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Says Sir George Grove, quoting Mr. Edward Dannreuther, in the passages within the inverted commas:
How to Listen to Music, 7th ed. / Hints and Suggestions to Untau...
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He wished that in conversation, as well as in writing, people would use inverted commas.
The Parts Men Play
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J. Ivimey; double inverted commas denote quotations of Scripture.
Works of John Bunyan — Volume 01
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If a quotation contains a question, the point of interrogation stands within the inverted commas.
"Stops", Or How to Punctuate / A Practical Handbook for Writers ...
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Then a following remark refers to the "rules" in inverted commas.
The Irish Times
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Rice seizes on the absurdity of it all and puts her production in inverted commas.
The Guardian