single/double quotation marks/inverted commas

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' ' is called single quotation marks or single inverted commas.

" " is called double quotation marks or double inverted commas.

Am I right?
 
' ' are called single quotation marks or single inverted commas.

" " are called double quotation marks or double inverted commas.

Am I right?
Yes.

(I have improved your thread title.)
 
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We don't use the term inverted comma in American English. Many Americans would not understand it.
 
I tend to use "quotation mark(s)" rather than "inverted comma(s)". I would find the latter odd in the singular but I can't quite say why!
 
Some teachers call them speech marks when introducing them to children.
 
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