[Corpora-List] double inverted commas

From: Geoffrey Sampson (grs2@sussex.ac.uk)
Date: Mon Nov 06 2006 - 11:20:57 MET

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It is an American myth that British writing always uses single inverted
commas as basic, with double inverted commas supposedly being
distinctively American. In Britain, double was the traditional norm and
is still usual in relatively conservative publications; single as basic
is associated with modernity and intellectuals.

Geoffrey Sampson

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