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inverted comma Definition

inverted comma

noun

Brit. quotation mark

inverted comma Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • use: There is no need to use inverted commas for a phrase of more than one word.
  • put: Another useful trick is to put inverted commas round the search term.
  • drop: Check that you have indented long quotations ( and dropped the inverted commas for these ).
  • omit: Quotations longer than around 45 words should be typed in an indented paragraph format and inverted commas omitted.
  • need: Whatever he thinks of the Good Friday Agreement and its aftermath, the process doesn't need inverted commas.

Adjective modifier

  • single: Any double inverted commas in text fields were replaced with single inverted commas.
  • double: Any double inverted commas in text fields were replaced with single inverted commas.