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quote marks on writing-quotations

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Susan Quigley 2018-10-24 14:01:06 +00:00
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* <u>She called out and said</u>, "The food is ready. Come and eat."
When writing that someone said something, some languages put the quote (what was said) in quotation marks. Some use inverted commas (" " or ' '), some use angle quote marks (« » or), and some use brackets (⎡ ⎦). Some languages put quotes after a dash (—).
When writing that someone said something, some languages put the quote (what was said) in quotation marks. Some languages use inverted commas (" " or ' '), some use angle quote marks (« » or ‹ ›), and some use brackets (⎡ ⎦). Some languages put quotes after a dash (—).
### Reasons this is a translation issue
* Translators need to put the quote margin where it is most clear and natural in their language.
* Translators need to decide whether they want the quote margin to have one or two verbs meaning "speak."
* Translators need to decide which marks to use around the quotation.
* Translators need to decide which marks to use for the quotations.
### Examples from the Bible