double or single quotation marks?

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1. "Where do you live?" my teacher asked me. (double quotation marks)

2. 'Where do you live?' my teacher asked me. (single quotation mark)

Where I live, pupils are taught to use double quotation marks ( " ).

I was told by a friend of mine that the single quotation marks is the British way while the double quotation marks are the American convention. Is she correct?

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1. "Where do you live?" my teacher asked me. (double quotation marks)

2. 'Where do you live?' my teacher asked me. (single quotation mark)

Where I live, pupils are taught to use double quotation marks ( " ).

I was told by a friend of mine that the single quotation marks is the British way while the double quotation marks are the American convention. Is she correct?

Thanks in advance.
No, it's a matter of style I am British and I, and most of the people I know, use double quotation marks. I do know, though, that the house style of the Open University is to use single quotes.
 
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I have a lot of crime fiction books, and those published in the UK use single quotation marks whilst those published in the USA use double quotes.

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