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The American convention is to use double quotation marks for primary level quotations, and single quotation marks for secondary level nested quotations. For example:
 
The American convention is to use double quotation marks for primary level quotations, and single quotation marks for secondary level nested quotations. For example:
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:Alice said "Bob said 'Carol wished to be quoted'".
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:Alice said, "Bob said, 'Carol wished to be quoted'".
    
Tertiary, quaternary, quinary, etc. levels of quotations alternate double and single mark usage. The British convention is the opposite, with the primary quotation using single marks, the secondary double, etc.
 
Tertiary, quaternary, quinary, etc. levels of quotations alternate double and single mark usage. The British convention is the opposite, with the primary quotation using single marks, the secondary double, etc.
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