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  1. punctuation - Rules for three sets of quotation marks - English ...

    What rules are there for when you have three sets of quotation marks? “I saw that Julia was really annoyed when Mike answered, “‘Blade Runner,’”” John said. (‘Blade Runner’ in singles. Mike …

  2. Is there a proper name for the 3 asterisks that are used to suggest ...

    For example, when some long prose passage ends, this appears: * * * Then some new prose passage begins. The three asterisks dividing the two prose sections are understood to divide …

  3. Are there any words in the English Language that have three of …

    The answer is not really, because the usual rules of English spelling outlaw triple letters. We put hyphens in words that contain three of the same letters in a row, so as to break the letters up, …

  4. Is there another word for five times, such as triple, quadruple?

    I forget what the word for 5 times is. I know it is single, double, triple, quadruple but forgot what the one for 5 is.

  5. How can I form a word like "quadruple" for any number I want?

    The usual way is just to find the Latin root and add the suffix: quintuple, sextuple, septuple, nonuple, etc. For numbers beyond eight or nine, the -uple construction sounds rather strained, …

  6. punctuation - What is the proper way of using triple dots and …

    What is the proper way of using triple dots and spaces before/after them? Ask Question Asked 14 years, 5 months ago Modified 4 years, 11 months ago

  7. pronunciation - Looking for a minimal triple with /ɑ, ɒ, ɔ/ - English ...

    13 I am looking for a minimal triple for a particular set of phonemes. By minimal triple, I mean three actual English words that differ in one and only one phoneme between them. Examples …

  8. When and how should I use multiple exclamation marks?

    Now, I never do this, but in some few cases I have seen people use multiple exclamation (or question) marks like this: Hey!!! Is that orthographically correct? (Or just okay). In case it is, …

  9. history - Origin of the "triple comma" or "comma ellipsis ...

    Feb 24, 2015 · Someone was saying online the other day "triple comma is proper to indicate additional pause for dramatic effect and camera shots ,,,." -- perhaps, used in transcripts.

  10. word choice - Is "triple" the proper counterpart of pair when ...

    Aug 29, 2011 · Nobody posted this as an answer before you because triple is the logical increment of tuple; triplet is the logical increment of twin. In informatics, a key-value pair is …