Words, like dad, that refer to family relationships are not capitalized unless they are used in place of a name.
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When writing in Spanish, you can use either regular quotation marks (“ ”), known as comillas inglesas, or angular quotation marks (« »), known as comillas angulares or comillas latinas.
You should consult your style guide for which format is preferred and be consistent throughout your document.
To type angular quotation marks, use the following keyboard shortcuts:
| Windows | Mac | |
| Opening angular quotation mark («) | Ctrl + Alt + [ | Option + \ |
| Closing angular quotation mark (») | Ctrl + Alt + ] | Option + Shift + \ |
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The word for question mark in Spanish is “signo de interrogación.” To refer to the upside-down (inverted) question mark (¿) that comes at the beginning of Spanish questions, you would say “signo de interrogación invertido.”
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Spanish uses question marks in pairs: an upside-down (or inverted) question mark (¿) at the beginning of the sentence and a regular question mark at the end. For example: “¿De dónde eres?” [Where are you from?]
To type an inverted question mark, you can use the following keyboard shortcuts:
| Microsoft Word | Mac |
|---|---|
| ctrl + alt + shift + ? | shift + option + ? |
When using a program other than Word on a PC, there is no one shortcut that works consistently. It may be best to pull up the special character menu by pressing the Windows key + the period key.
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A question mark goes inside quotation marks if the quoted material itself is a question. Otherwise, the question mark goes outside of the quotation marks.
Who said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”?
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Typically, a period goes before the ending quotation marks in American English.
She told me, “If I leave, I’m never coming back.”
However, in British English, the period only goes inside the quotation marks if the quotation itself is a full sentence. Otherwise, it goes outside. Additionally, British English typically uses single quotation marks instead of double.
She told me, ‘If I leave, I’m never coming back.’
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