(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 punctuate the quotation. Just make sure you stick to the same punctuation mark and don’t swap between the two.

whispered Sam. Speech marks are sometimes known as inverted commas or quotation marks. Some writers use double speech marks and some use single speech marks. You can use either type as long as you ...