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“ ” Quotation Marks Rules: Direct Speech and Titles

Direct speech

She said, "I'll be there at 5." "What time is it?" he asked.

Titles of short works

"The Lottery" (short story), "Imagine" (song), "How to Cook" (article)

Punctuation inside or outside

American: "Hello," she said. British: "Hello", she said.
💡 Long works (books, movies, albums) use italics instead of quotation marks.