Re: Which Makes Most Sense?

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From: Barb Knox
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 03:29

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In article <1166200279.810244.244340@73g2000cwn.googlegroups.com>,
 "Prisoner at War" <prisoner_at_war@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Flying Tortoise wrote:
[snip]
> And what do you do to show that you're quoting a quote?  Like, use
> "double" quotations marks (use them twice)?

One British convention (Oxford, IIRC) used single-quotes for the 
outermost quotation, double-quotes for a quoted quotation, triple-quotes 
for the next level, etc.

E.g., 'I told him, ''Never say '''Bugger!''' in polite company.'' '

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From: Barb Knox <see@sig.below>
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Subject: Re: Which Makes Most Sense?
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 16:29:48 +1300
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