grammar when should you use quotations around a single word
When quotation marks are put around a word in this way, they are called scare quotes. The rules for using quotation marks around a single word for emphasis have changed since people began using word processors for their writing. If a word needs to be emphasized but is not being quoted, you should avoid putting the word in quotes and use italics instead. âTheyâre,â âtheir,â and âthereâ are easily confused because theyâre homophones.