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I hate quotation marks. For years at school I struggled with the usage of these minute yet highly specific squiggles Do they come after or before a comma? Do I capitalize the word following one, or not? Where and when do I use a period? These tiny, little marks are so specific and rule-heavy I think we should do away with them altogether. That’s quite a serious statement coming from a grammarazzo like me. But they are and always have been a thorn in my grammatical side.
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