To rule is easy, to govern difficult

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

I bet you were looking for the political article today.  Nope…Just a useless post about use of quotation marks.

There is a whole website that “addresses” incorrect use of quotation marks.  The correct usage is demonstrated "Here"

Using Quotation Marks

The primary function of quotation marks is to set off and represent exact language (either spoken or written) that has come from somebody else. The quotation mark is also used to designate speech acts in fiction and sometimes poetry. Since you will most often use them when working with outside sources, successful use of quotation marks is a practical defense against accidental plagiarism and an excellent practice in academic honesty. The following rules of quotation mark use are the standard in the United States, although it may be of interest that usage rules for this punctuation do vary in other countries.

To see the incorrect usage, visit a blog dedicated to “them”.

http://www.unnecessaryquotes.com/

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If you are starting a “personal makeover” in the bottom of the recession, ready to slingshot your way to the top in the post debacle world.  Thing about your “Personal Brand”

Brand discovery is about figuring out what you want to do for the rest of your life, setting goals, writing down a mission, vision and personal brand statement (what you do and who you serve), as well as creating a development plan. Have you ever been called intelligent or humorous by your peers or coworkers? That description is part of your brand, especially if you feel those attributed pertain to you. To know if you’ve discovered your brand, you need to make this equation equal:

Your self-impression = How people perceive you

You can “Read More” here:

Personal-branding-101

Boy, the quotation marks are “really” annoying aren’t they…