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inverted comma::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | quotation mark, quote |
| Type of | punctuation, punctuation mark |
| Has types | double quotes, scare quote, single quote |
Examples of inverted comma
inverted comma
The swooping brush strokes shape something like an inverted comma that rises and wraps around, blurry and dynamic as if taking flight.
From the chron.com
From the air, the island's five-by-three mile aspect looks like an inverted comma, with a single tarmac road snaking the length of it like a liquorice strip.
From the guardian.co.uk
The problem can somewhat be alleviated by changing the simple apostrophe for a curly one, taking a normal apostrophe for the elision and the inverted comma for the glottal stop.
From the en.wikipedia.org
