Does it need a quotation mark on a noun?
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I'd like to know whether it needs quotation marks on weight and length in a sentence like "each physical quantity like weight, length, and so on, can be described by a single number.", such as "each physical quantity like 'weight', 'length', and so on,...".
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I'd like to know whether it needs quotation marks on weight and length in a sentence like "each physical quantity like weight, length, and so on, can be described by a single number.", such as "each physical quantity like 'weight', 'length', and so on,...".
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I'm not sure what you mean by "a quote on weight and length". Maybe you should give the other version you think might be right?
– Laurel
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I would not use quotation marks in this situation because you're referring to the quantities weight, length, etc., not to the words "weight", "length", etc.
– Andreas Blass
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I'd like to know whether it needs quotation marks on weight and length in a sentence like "each physical quantity like weight, length, and so on, can be described by a single number.", such as "each physical quantity like 'weight', 'length', and so on,...".
grammar quotation-marks
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I'd like to know whether it needs quotation marks on weight and length in a sentence like "each physical quantity like weight, length, and so on, can be described by a single number.", such as "each physical quantity like 'weight', 'length', and so on,...".
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I'm not sure what you mean by "a quote on weight and length". Maybe you should give the other version you think might be right?
– Laurel
Nov 5 at 2:14
2
I would not use quotation marks in this situation because you're referring to the quantities weight, length, etc., not to the words "weight", "length", etc.
– Andreas Blass
Nov 5 at 2:21
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I'm not sure what you mean by "a quote on weight and length". Maybe you should give the other version you think might be right?
– Laurel
Nov 5 at 2:14
2
I would not use quotation marks in this situation because you're referring to the quantities weight, length, etc., not to the words "weight", "length", etc.
– Andreas Blass
Nov 5 at 2:21
I'm not sure what you mean by "a quote on weight and length". Maybe you should give the other version you think might be right?
– Laurel
Nov 5 at 2:14
I'm not sure what you mean by "a quote on weight and length". Maybe you should give the other version you think might be right?
– Laurel
Nov 5 at 2:14
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I would not use quotation marks in this situation because you're referring to the quantities weight, length, etc., not to the words "weight", "length", etc.
– Andreas Blass
Nov 5 at 2:21
I would not use quotation marks in this situation because you're referring to the quantities weight, length, etc., not to the words "weight", "length", etc.
– Andreas Blass
Nov 5 at 2:21
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No, in this case, you would not use quotation marks.
Sometimes, quotation marks may be written in a sentence in that way to indicate that the thing in quotes is intended to be seen as a generic idea such as a "fill in the blanks" type of statement.
answered Nov 5 at 4:44
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It is rather unclear what is meant by 'generic idea such as a "fill in the blanks" type of statement'.
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No, in this case, you would not use quotation marks.
Sometimes, quotation marks may be written in a sentence in that way to indicate that the thing in quotes is intended to be seen as a generic idea such as a "fill in the blanks" type of statement.
answered Nov 5 at 4:44
Ryan Mortensen
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It is rather unclear what is meant by 'generic idea such as a "fill in the blanks" type of statement'.
– jsw29
Nov 5 at 6:46
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No, in this case, you would not use quotation marks.
Sometimes, quotation marks may be written in a sentence in that way to indicate that the thing in quotes is intended to be seen as a generic idea such as a "fill in the blanks" type of statement.
answered Nov 5 at 4:44
Ryan Mortensen
1833
It is rather unclear what is meant by 'generic idea such as a "fill in the blanks" type of statement'.
– jsw29
Nov 5 at 6:46
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No, in this case, you would not use quotation marks.
Sometimes, quotation marks may be written in a sentence in that way to indicate that the thing in quotes is intended to be seen as a generic idea such as a "fill in the blanks" type of statement.
answered Nov 5 at 4:44
Ryan Mortensen
1833
No, in this case, you would not use quotation marks.
Sometimes, quotation marks may be written in a sentence in that way to indicate that the thing in quotes is intended to be seen as a generic idea such as a "fill in the blanks" type of statement.
answered Nov 5 at 4:44
Ryan Mortensen
1833
answered Nov 5 at 4:44
Ryan Mortensen
1833
answered Nov 5 at 4:44
Ryan Mortensen
1833
answered Nov 5 at 4:44
Ryan Mortensen
1833
1833
It is rather unclear what is meant by 'generic idea such as a "fill in the blanks" type of statement'.
– jsw29
Nov 5 at 6:46
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It is rather unclear what is meant by 'generic idea such as a "fill in the blanks" type of statement'.
– jsw29
Nov 5 at 6:46
It is rather unclear what is meant by 'generic idea such as a "fill in the blanks" type of statement'.
– jsw29
Nov 5 at 6:46
It is rather unclear what is meant by 'generic idea such as a "fill in the blanks" type of statement'.
– jsw29
Nov 5 at 6:46
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I'm not sure what you mean by "a quote on weight and length". Maybe you should give the other version you think might be right?
– Laurel
Nov 5 at 2:14
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I would not use quotation marks in this situation because you're referring to the quantities weight, length, etc., not to the words "weight", "length", etc.
– Andreas Blass
Nov 5 at 2:21