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However, it would be problematic to follow the British standard on a site powered by MediaWiki software. The single quotation mark has a meaning in wiki code that the double quotation mark does not. In this one case, therefore, we adopt the American standard of using double quotation marks. Hence, we would see this as being the "correct" punctuation of the above passage: | However, it would be problematic to follow the British standard on a site powered by MediaWiki software. The single quotation mark has a meaning in wiki code that the double quotation mark does not. In this one case, therefore, we adopt the American standard of using double quotation marks. Hence, we would see this as being the "correct" punctuation of the above passage: | ||
::Martha jumped as a figure appeared out of the gloom. A short, elderly Indian man, peering at her worridly. "Where's the Doctor?" | ::Martha jumped as a figure appeared out of the gloom. A short, elderly Indian man, peering at her worridly. "Where's the Doctor?" | ||
==Spelling and usage== | ==Spelling and usage== | ||
Some commonly misused and misspelled words are; | Some commonly misused and misspelled words are; |
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