(Wrong) He said, “Dr Samson will be here shortly.” (Correct) *Mixed inverted commas The writer has a choice between single and double inverted commas (‘’ or “”). It is, however ...

You can use single inverted commas ‘ ’ or double quotation marks “ ” to ... as being ‘Hard and sharp as flint’. In the example above, ‘Hard and sharp as flint’ is taken directly ...

You can use single inverted commas ‘ ’ or double quotation marks “ ” to ... as being ‘Hard and sharp as flint’. In the example above, ‘Hard and sharp as flint’ is taken directly ...