inverted commas

USAGE NOTE
This word may be used to refer to single quotation marks (') or double quotation marks (").
inverted commas(
ihn
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vuhr
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dihd
 
ka
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muhz
)
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
plural noun
1. (punctuation)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
a. las comillas
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
Please put the quotation within inverted commas.Por favor, ponga la cita entre comillas.
b. las comillas simples
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
Does this line of dialogue go between inverted commas?¿Esta línea de diálogo va entre comillas simples?
c. las comillas inglesas
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
The Spanish teacher will take off points if you write the quote between inverted commas.La maestra de español te quitará puntos si escribes la cita entre comillas inglesas.
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