Apologetic Quotation Marks
Cheryl Iverson
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Quotation marks are sometimes used around words for special effect or to indicate irony. In most instances, however, they are unnecessary.Using their own finances and being informed about the ...
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Block Quotations
Cheryl Iverson
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
If material quoted from texts or speeches is longer than 4 lines of text, the material should be set off in a block, ie, in reduced type and without the quotation marks. Paragraph indents are ...
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Coined Words, Slang
Cheryl Iverson
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Coined words, slang, nicknames, and words or phrases used ironically or facetiously may be enclosed in quotation marks at first mention. Thereafter, omit quotation marks. (See also , Typography, ...
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Common Words Used in a Technical Sense
Cheryl Iverson
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Enclose in quotation marks a common word used in a special technical sense when the context does not make the meaning clear. (See also , Definition or Translation of Non English-Language Words.)In ...
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Definition or Translation of Non–English-Language Words
Cheryl Iverson
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
The literal translation of a non English-language word or phrase is usually enclosed in quotation marks if it follows the word or phrase, whereas the simple definition of the word or phrase is not. ...
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Dialogue
Cheryl Iverson
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
With conversational dialogue, enclose the opening word and the final word in quotation marks.“Please don't schedule the surgery for a Tuesday.” “OK, if that’s inconvenient for you, I won't.” |
Indirect Discourse, Discussions
Cheryl Iverson
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
After indirect discourse, do not use quotation marks.The nurse said he would be discharged today. Do not use quotation marks with yes or no.His answer to the question was no. In interview or ...
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Omission of Opening or Closing Quotation Marks
Cheryl Iverson
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
The opening quotation mark should be omitted when an article beginning with a stand-up or dropped initial capital letter also begins with a quotation. It is best, however, to avoid this ...
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Placement
Cheryl Iverson
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Place closing quotation marks outside commas and periods, inside colons and semicolons. Place question marks, dashes, and exclamation points inside quotation marks only when they are part of the ...
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Quotation Marks
Cheryl Iverson
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Quotation marks are used to indicate material that is taken directly from another source. | Use quotation marks to enclose a direct quotation of no more than 4 lines from textual material or speeches ...
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