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| Quotation Marks | Used to set off quotated information. |
| Single quotation marks | Used to quote something that appears inside of quotation marks. |
| Underscore | magazine titles |
| Quotation Marks | chapter titles |
| Quotation Marks | poem titles |
| Underscore | book titles |
| Underscore | TV programs |
| Quotation Marks | slang expressions |
| Quotation Marks | translation of a foreign word |
| Quotation Marks | explanations such as FRAGILE |
| Quotation Marks | slogans |
| Underscore | used in place of words in Italics |
| Parentheses | provides stronger break than comma or dash |
| Parentheses | additional information that is low-key |
| Parentheses | to enclose references |
| Parentheses | to enclose enumerations |
| Semicolon | to separate a compound sentence |
| Comma or Period | always inside quotation marks |
| Semicolon or Colon | always outside quotation marks |
| Apostrophe | posessive nouns |
| Apostrophe | in contractions |
| Apostrophe | special plurals such as c.o.d.'s |
| Apostrophe | omitted numbers such as '01 |
