noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
inverted comma
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Her friends, in inverted commas, all disappeared when she was in trouble.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
inverted
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Attributes will normally be displayed within single inverted commas .
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You can solve this problem by putting such terms in inverted commas when you first introduce them.
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I put the word in inverted commas to highlight a mystique about parenthood.
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They should be shown how to set out and punctuate direct speech, using inverted commas and commas.
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Unfortunately in 1971 I was not protected from that most pernicious word by those inverted commas .
■ VERB
use
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Some people like using commas and others prefer not to.
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The next question is whether to use a colon, comma , or dash after the salutation.
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This last result can be expressed in a more compact form using the subscript comma notation for space-time derivatives:.
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They all agree that you should use a comma if the introductory word or words contain a verb.
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They should be shown how to set out and punctuate direct speech, using inverted commas and commas.
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She had a sense of how to use commas , but not periods.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
in inverted commas
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A hyphen is an acceptable alternative to a comma .
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A semicolon following a prompt string is an acceptable alternative to a comma .
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Delete any extra spaces between the number and the comma . 11.
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I also saw two comma butterflies.
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Now there is no more loneliness comma .
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The 2 parameters should be separated by a comma or a hyphen.
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The next question is whether to use a colon, comma , or dash after the salutation.
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Unfortunately, most businesspeople go one of two ways-they either avoid commas completely or saturate every line.