How Do You Hang a Quote

As hanging punctuation alleviates the disruption from small cap height marks, it follows that you should generally hang small cap height marks such as quotation marks (” “ ‘ ‘) and hyphens (– —). You should avoid hanging full cap height punctuation marks such as the exclamation point (!) and question mark (?).

What are dangling quotations?

Quotations that are inserted into a text without such a frame are sometimes called “dangling” quotations for the way they’re left dangling without any explanation.

What is the hanging comma called?

The Oxford (or serial) comma is the final comma in a list of things.

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

Environmental Science & Climate Journalist

James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.

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