Quotation marks used as scare quotes:<\/em><\/strong> One can think of scare quotes as the equivalent of the term \u201cso called,\u201d which is often used in verbal communication. These quotation marks can be used by the author to clarify that they do not personally endorse the idea presented. It is covertly informal in tone but can be used sparingly in academic writing. Scare quotes are more prevalent in papers from the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences than STEM, as the latter tends to be more specific and mostly includes accurate and statistically backed information. Here is an example of a scare quote used in academic writing.<\/p>\n

Although considered \u201cthe weaker sex,\u201d female athletes have been bringing home a plethora of medals.<\/em><\/p>\n

Quotation marks used to quote others:<\/em><\/strong> This is the most widely used form of quotation marks in academic writing. It is used to denote a quote derived from a different source to support an argument.<\/p>\n

Most ideas borrowed from other scholars are referenced within an academic text following the numbered (Vancouver) or author\u2012date (Harvard) style. However, some sections are presented in an academic paper verbatim as running text using quotation marks or as block quotes<\/em>, if the quote has a higher word count. Block quotes are distinguished from the main text by using a different indentation and do not have opening and closing quotation marks; however, quotes within quotes can be presented in a block quote by using quotation marks.<\/p>\n

Example of quotes used in a running sentence:<\/p>\n

As Aristotle\u2019s Poetics<\/u> states, \u201cWith respect to the requirement of art, the probable impossible is always preferable to the improbable possible.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Example of a block quote:<\/p>\n

Aristotle\u2019s Poetics<\/u> states the following:<\/em><\/p>\n

Thus, since time immemorial, it has been customary to accept the criticism of art from a man who may or may not have been artist himself. Some believe that artist should create its art and leave it for critic to pass judgement over it. Whereas dramatists like Ben Jonson is of the view that to \u201cjudge of poets is only the faculty of poets; and not of all poets, but the best\u201d. Only the best of poets have the right to pass judgments on the merit or defects of poetry, for they alone have experienced the creative process form beginning to end, and they alone can rightly understand it.<\/em><\/p>\n

American and British English variances<\/strong><\/p>\n

American and British English differ on their use of quotation marks.<\/p>\n

American English:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Double quotation marks (\u201c\u2026\u201d) are used for quoted text, and single quotation marks (\u2018\u2026\u2019) are used to highlight a quote within a quote.<\/li>\n

Periods and commas are placed within the closing quotation. If a quote ends with some other punctuation mark<\/a>, like a semicolon, question mark or an exclamation mark, it is inserted after the closing quotation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
British English:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
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Single quotation marks (\u2018\u2026\u2019) are used for quoted text, and double quotation marks (\u201c\u2026\u201d) are used to denote a quote within a quote.<\/li>\n
Punctuation marks<\/a> are always placed outside the closing quotation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
American English<\/strong><\/td>\n British English<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The country is considered \u201cunderdeveloped.\u201d<\/td>\n The country is considered \u2018under-developed\u2019.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re a wizard, Harry\u201d!<\/td>\n \u2018You\u2019re a wizard, Harry\u2019!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u201cAccording to Tom, it is but \u2018natural\u2019 to behave this way.\u201d<\/td>\n \u2018According to Tom, it is but \u201cnatural\u201d to behave this way\u2019.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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