What's the difference between " " and ' '?

Question

" " and ' '

angela's makes sense...is it right?

Answer 1

Technically, there isn't much of a difference.

" is used for quotations.

If you're quoting something from a book, you might type something like this: "And so he said, 'blah blah...'"

Thus you are using ' to signify that that's a quotation within a quotation.

Oh, but the major difference is... ' <-- that's a apostrophe.

that's a quotation mark --> "

Answer 2

Angela's isn't quite right... " " is used for dialog, nicknames, quoting something (like in a research paper), and a few other complicated rules... and ' ' is just generally used for someone quoting someone else in dialog and a few other complicated things.

EX: (as it would be in a book)
Pam said, "Ya know Sam was talking about you."
Tammy was worried, "What did she say?"
Pam replied, " Well her exact words were, 'I think that Tammy is lying about that thing.'"


There are two sets of quotes, and always make sure to close all of them before going on to new dialog.

Oh and and example for a nickname: Bob "The Cobra" Smith

Answer 3

It is because our Compound computer terms are coined by free spirits who typically feel no obligation to follow the standard rules for the treatmeant of compound words. They persist in disorder and inconsistency as the rule merely represents an attempt to impose some order and consistency on our language. The use of single Quotation marks is ment to describe a statement within a Quotation; the Quotation marks bracketing a statement indicate a statement made by someone .

Answer 4

The correct answers above are: double quotes are for quotations, single quotes are for quotations within quotations.

Angela is just wrong.

Note--it's reversed in Britain.

Answer 5

Typically, ' ' is used to represent quotes within quotes.

Answer 6

single quotes are used inside a quotation

Answer 7

"" Are used when you're quoting something exactly.
'' Is used for when you're summarising someone's perspective. For example; and then he said; "I really like you and want you to be my girlfriend, ummm, is that cool with you". Exactly what the person has said or wrote.
He said 'I like you and wanna go out with you' - loosely quoting what someone has said.

Answer 8

" is quotes

' is an apostrophe

if you put 2 apostrophes together, its considered incorrect. Its better to use quotes( " )

Answer 9

' is also used to denote a foot and " for inches.

like 5'7" means 5 feet 7 inches. :)

Answer 10

Quote something you "need" and relate something its '