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Q&A When to use single quotes in narrative writing?

I understand there's a certain element of stylistic freedom in using quotes, double quotes, or neither. But what are the specific cases when single quotes are generally recommended?

1 answer  ·  posted 12y ago by temporary_user_name‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T02:18:00Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar temporary_user_name‭ · 2019-12-08T02:18:00Z (about 5 years ago)
I understand there's a certain element of stylistic freedom in using quotes, double quotes, or neither.

But what are the specific cases when single quotes are generally recommended?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2012-04-10T04:33:59Z (over 12 years ago)
Original score: 2