[Grammar] quotation marks

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what is the difference between single quotation mark and double quotation mark?
 

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what is the difference between single quotation mark and double quotation mark?

It is mainly a matter of style, for example the 'house style' of the OU (the Open University), is to use the single quotation mark.
 

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One thing flashed through my mind: If you use a quote within a quote, use a set of single quotation marks.
 
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