Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

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August 9, 2004

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Quotation Marks in Parenthetical Statement

  • August 9, 2004, 1:32am

My apologies... the quote marks around the second mention of John Aloysius Pilkington-Doe are superfluous. Please ignore.

Quotation Marks in Parenthetical Statement

  • August 9, 2004, 1:27am

There is one area wherein the use of quotes about an acronym in parentheses serves a useful purpose: legal documents.

John Aloysius Pilkington-Doe ("the Claimant") indicates that wherever the phrase "the Claimant" appears in subsequent text in the same document, it refers to none other than "John Aloysius Pilkington-Doe".