Comments on: Quotation Marks and Apostrophe S

By: Team Roster

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By: Maeve Maddox

Maeve Maddox — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:08:37 +0000

I just happened to read these comments.

@Precise Edit
It wouldn’t work for me.

@Ceeceewriter
Everyone seems to have a different view as to how to convey a character’s thoughts in fiction. Here’s a post I wrote on this very topic:
http://www.dailywritingtips.com/dealing-with-a-characters-internal-thoughts/

@Maria,
As both Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers are rather lengthy phrases, I would avoid any construction that might require an apostrophe s. For example, instead of writing “Included in all Day Care Homes’ policies must be a section on safety,” I’d write “A section on safety must be included in the policies of all Day Care Homes.”

@Cheri Beeler
I don’t know if there is a special term. I’d call it “quotation marks used to express irony.”

By: Cheri Beeler

Cheri Beeler — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:26:11 +0000

I have a question. When you put quotes around a word to imply it’s opposite, what is that technique called?

Example: Dr. Jones is the “expert” on therapy.

By: Maria

Maria — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:20:15 +0000

I’m doing a graphic organizer about differences in Day Care Homes and Day Care Centers, when describing would I use s’ on the the end of Homes or Centers?

By: Ceeceewriter

Ceeceewriter — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:44:12 +0000

Hello,

I am writing a novel and am trying to find out if I should use quotation marks when a character has a thought, as opposed to speaking out loud?

Please inform me on the proper usage.

Thank you for your help.

Ceeceewriter