Inverted commas help as they envelop a quotation in a crisp clasp of reassuring accuracy, or add obvious snark. Their absence, by contrast, casts a post-modern pall of uncertainty over the words.

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The inverted commas are, of course, always included to denote sarcasm. Whether he did know who he was dealing with in Whyte or not, neither position reflects well on him.

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I even heard it said, Oh, if, if normal, in inverted commas, sized boy showed an interest in Leisa, I would be afraid of what he was after. And so I was very kept myself very separate.

THE RUMOUR among locals in the 1960s was that the base was a secret centre for breeding chimpanzees for Britain’s space programme. There was no such space programme. And there were certainly no ...

But even the teenage Lynn puts her emotions and experiences in inverted commas. She goes around in a haze, including in English class. ‘Miss Maxfeld’s words seemed trivial, but also like clues that ...

You can simply paste content in the text box with inverted commas and write your prompt. Alternatively, you can upload a document from your local drive or Google Drive on ChatGPT 4o.

But over the last month, punctuation has returned to the back foot with two particular marks having been revealed to be in decline: the semicolon and the inverted comma or speech mark.

Step 3: To begin recording, just click the red button. Step 4: Click the symbol with the inverted commas when the recording is finished. The transcribed text will then be sent to you.

Rule 3: If the quote or message under inverted commas is a universal truth or a habitual action, then the tense remains the same. Direct: He said, ‘We cannot live without air’.