Nealaphh's Wonderful Wisdoms of Words.

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And since we're in a grammar thread... when (if ever) are single quotes (like 'this') appropriate as opposed to double quotes? This came to mind as I was inserting quotes around words earlier in this post.

Generally, speakers of British and Australian English are taught to use one mark to represent speech, whilst American English speakers use two; as mentioned here.

Assuming you're using the American version (most internet writers seem to prefer that one -- I'm not even American, and I certainly do), then you would only use the single quotation marks when a speaker was quoting someone:
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If you use double quotation marks, then you should use single quotation marks for a quote within a quote. For example:

"When I say 'immediately,' I mean some time before August," said the manager.

"Why did she call the man a 'traitor'?"

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