thoughts and quotation marks

#1 01-Aug-2003, 02:07

Do thoughts take any kind of quotation marks?
I searched a bit and none of the web pages I found on quotation marks even brought it up. So I guess not. Not sure though. :?

So would this be correct?
They have come to ruin me, he thought in despair.

Thanks

**RonBee** · #2 01-Aug-2003, 21:27

You can use quotation marks for thoughts. You can also use italics.

#3 02-Aug-2003, 00:05

So are the quotes optional? Can I not use italics or quotes?
And would I use simple or double quotes?

Thanks again

**Tdol** · #4 02-Aug-2003, 00:20

Traditionally, double quotes were used, but nowadays I don't think it matters. I use single quotes because they're easier to type.

#5 02-Aug-2003, 02:54

Quote:

So are the quotes optional?

Are they? And if so, are the italics optional too? Could you just leave it minus the quotation marks and the italics?

**RonBee** · #6 02-Aug-2003, 16:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by patricia

So are the quotes optional? Can I not use italics or quotes?
And would I use simple or double quotes?

Thanks again

Yes, both the italics and quotes are optional.

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