This week's PUGS Pointer: Single quotation marks are used to indicate quotes within quotes. There is no other use for a single quotation mark. (CMOS 11.33) Example:
“And He said to them, ‘Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men’” (Matthew 4:19 NASB).
In typesetting, the publisher will insert a “hair space” between a single quotation mark and a double quotation mark.
NOTE: If you’re using “curly quotes,” make sure the single quotation marks are curled in the right direction.
Kathy Ide is a published author of books, articles, play and movie scripts, short stories, devotionals, and curriculum. She is also a full-time freelance editor, helping aspiring, new, and established authors improve their writing. She speaks at writers' conferences across the country. She is the founder and coordinator of The Christian PEN and the Christian Editor Network. Kathy's books include "Polishing the PUGS" and "Fiction and Truth: Stories that Speak to the Soul."
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