single quotes
Americanplural noun
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Only"Page 295: Changed double quotes to single quotes: passing the 'carriers' throughPage 295: Added closing quote: ... under the postal administration."
From Triumphs of Invention and Discovery in Art and Science by Fyfe, J. Hamilton
Page 7: Double quotes inside double quotes in Hallam quotation replaced with single quotes.
From Tolstoy on Shakespeare A Critical Essay on Shakespeare by Chertkov, V. G. (Vladimir Grigorevich)
Page 189, Double quotes changed to single quotes 'The crowd is so great...prettier than you,' The remaining corrections made are indicated by dotted lines under the corrections.
From The Tapestry Room A Child's Romance by Crane, Walter
In the 1870 text, dialogue has “modern” punctuation using single quotes: ‘To this place,’ said Melissa, ‘have I taken....’
From Alonzo and Melissa The Unfeeling Father by Mitchell, I. (Isaac)
Page 14: Double quotes inside double quotes amended to single quotes.
From Early Theories of Translation by Amos, Flora Ross
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