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speech marks

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Letters & punctuation
ˈspeech marks noun [plural] British English  SLAthe marks (‘ ’) or (“ ”), that show when someone starts speaking and when they stop 引号 SYN quotation marks
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speech marksDoes the dash have a different feel about it, different to the feel of speech marks?What does it mean to get rid of speech marks altogether?If a phrase is noteworthy then acknowledge the copying with speech marks and cite the source.
ˈspeech marks nounChineseSyllable
the (“ Corpus ’) (‘ marks that when ”), or show


speech marks
ˈspeech marks noun [plural] British English
the marks (‘ ’) or (‘ ’), that show when someone starts speaking and when they stop
   SYN  quotation marks


speech marksBrE /ˈspiːtʃ mɑːks/ 🔊NAmE /ˈspiːtʃ mɑːrks/ 🔊 noun [plural] = quotation marks