eli5 when to use ‘ ‘ either side of words and when to use ” ” either side of words.

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I don’t recall ever being taught this.

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On the US, the double quote marks are used to surround a direct quote. Dave said, “man, it’s cold”.

The single quote indicates a quote within a quote. “Dave explained “And then Beth said ‘no, I don’t think it’s cold’. Can you believe that?”

But it’s different in other English speaking places

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