inverted commas

English - Turkish

Definition of inverted commas in English Turkish dictionary: tırnaklar; (Dilbilim) tırnak; tırnak işaretleri; İng. tırnak işaretleri; tırnak işareti
inverted comma: tırnak işareti

English - English

Definition of inverted commas in English English dictionary: Inverted commas are punctuation marks that are used in writing to show where speech or a quotation begins and ends. They are usually written or printed as ` ' or " ". Inverted commas are also sometimes used around the titles of books, plays, or songs, or around a word or phrase that is being discussed; If you say in inverted commas after a word or phrase, you are indicating that it is inaccurate or unacceptable in some way, or that you are quoting someone else. They're asked to make objective, in inverted commas, evaluations of these statements; quotation marks, punctuation marks used to indicate a citation (")
inverted comma: A type of quotation mark, denoted by ‘ (an "open inverted comma") or ’ (a "close inverted comma"). Often used instead of "inverted commas", which also means a "double style" inverted comma, denoted by “ ("open inverted commas") or ” ("close inverted commas"), in the United Kingdom