frogboxer
Junior Member
- Joined
- Feb 18, 2013
- Member Type
- Other
- Native Language
- English
- Home Country
- United States
- Current Location
- United States
I found an answer to this in The Handbook of Good English by Edward Johnson.
Titles used as possessives
The apostrophe and s can follow the closing quotation mark, as is logical.
1. He knew all of “A Hard Day’s Night” 's lyrics.
2. He knew all of “A Hard Day’s Night” ’s lyrics.
My question is: Would you use curly quotes around “A Hard Day’s Night” and a single straight quote ( ' ) or a single curly quote ( ’ ) to denote the possessive—that is, the apostrophe + s preceding the word lyrics? 1 or 2 above in terms of typography? Thanks.
Titles used as possessives
The apostrophe and s can follow the closing quotation mark, as is logical.
1. He knew all of “A Hard Day’s Night” 's lyrics.
2. He knew all of “A Hard Day’s Night” ’s lyrics.
My question is: Would you use curly quotes around “A Hard Day’s Night” and a single straight quote ( ' ) or a single curly quote ( ’ ) to denote the possessive—that is, the apostrophe + s preceding the word lyrics? 1 or 2 above in terms of typography? Thanks.