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  1. www.louiseharnbyproofreader.com › blog › how-to-useHow to use quote marks in fiction writing

    Quote marks are used in 3 ways in fiction: Character dialogue. To distance the narrator from what's being reported. To denote song titles and other works. Character dialogue. Quote marks show that we’re reporting what someone else is saying or said. Each new speaker's dialogue should appear on a new line and include opening and closing quote marks.

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  2. thatonerule.com › rule › should-song-titles-be-in-quotesShould Song Titles Be in Quotes? A Comprehensive Guide

    Sep 14, 2024 · What is the historical usage of quotes for song titles? Do quotes around song titles affect search engine optimization? Should song titles be put in quotes on social media posts? Do song titles in quotes alter the emotional impact of a sentence? Are there grammar rules concerning quotation marks for song titles in dialogue? Is there a ...

  3. theeditorsblog.net › 2017/04/14 › quotes-within-quotesQuotation Marks Quotes Within Quotes - The Editor's Blog

    Apr 14, 2017 · So inside dialogue, no matter what the reason for the inner quotation marks—a person is quoting another, is using irony, is using a made-up word, or is mentioning something such as a song or short story title—the quotation marks around the inner quotation must be different from those surrounding the dialogue as a whole.

  4. www.grammarly.com › single-vs-double-quotesSingle vs. Double Quotation Marks Explained | Grammarly

    May 10, 2023 · Double quotation marks in American English are used for direct quotes, dialogue, titles of short works, the emphasis of certain words, and separating nicknames from given names. Single quotation marks are used to replace double quotation marks when they’re inside of other double quotation marks.

  5. theeditorsblog.net › 2014/05/12 › marking-text-choosingItalics or Quotation Marks | The Editor's Blog

    May 12, 2014 · This means a book title is italicized, and chapter titles (but not chapter numbers) are in quotation marks. A TV show title is italicized, but episode titles are in quotation marks. An album or CD title is put in italics, but the song titles are in quotation marks.

  6. www.reddit.com › r › grammarI have a song title inside a quotation. How do I punctuate that?

    Since the sentence is already in double quotes, you use single quotes around the song title (and any punctuation, e.g., an exclamation point, that belongs to the song title goes within those single quotes).

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  8. writing.stackexchange.com › questions › 49815editing - Using single or double quote - Writing Stack Exchange

    Jan 25, 2020 · Song titles belong in quotes. If you're writing fiction think about the reader. Dialog uses double-quotes to frame the spoken word. In that dialog a song title can't also use double-quotes without potentially confusing the reader about where the dialog ends. So that is a good time to use single quotes.