Thread: How do Americans feel about UK spelling?
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Old 09-27-2010, 11:43 AM   #164
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Originally Posted by timfrost View Post
My first Kindle book 'Final Passage' uses British spelling and punctuation including single quotes for direct speech.
I've been abroad so long I've obviously missed something, Tim. Since when did single quotes replace double quotes for direct speech? I use double quotes for both direct speech and citations, as in the messages above, and have done since schooldays. Admittedly schooldays were 48-61 years ago...
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