Usage of “-ly”

◎ Never hyphenate a compound adjective when the first word is an adverbs ending in “-ly”

Incorrect: highly-complex structure
Correct: highly complex structure

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Use of quotation

イギリス英語のコンマ、ピリオドについて(2)

◎ In British English, if the period or comma is a part of the quote itself, then the quotation mark is placed after the period or comma. This is usually the case with direct quotes.

Incorrect: ‘Today, there is a need to extract more precise criteria’.
Correct: ‘Today, there is a need to extract more precise criteria.’

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Usage of comma and period

イギリス英語のコンマ、ピリオドについて(1)

◎ In British English, the period and comma are usually placed outside quotation marks.

Incorrect: This study examines the ‘Bowen Ratio.’
Correct: This study examines the ‘Bowen Ratio’.

*The exception will be explained in the next issue.

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Quoting within quotes in American English

◎ Quoting within quotes in American English:

Single quotation marks are used within the double quotation marks.
Example:

“This course will contain a lot of ‘charm’ and ‘beauty’ but very little truth.”

Quoting within quotes in British English

イギリス英語の引用文内の引用について

◎ Quoting within quotes in British English:

Double quotation marks are used within the single quotation marks.
Example:

‘There is at present in the material world a “universal tendency” to the dissipation of mechanical energy.’

Usage of double & single quotation

イギリス英語の引用文内の引用について

◎ Quoting within quotes in British English:

Double quotation marks are used within the single quotation marks.
Example:
‘There is at present in the material world a “universal tendency” to the dissipation of mechanical energy.’
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Usage of "comprise"

“comprise”の使い方について

◎ Use comprise to refer to the parts that form something. Unlike compose, it does not imply that the object is only made up of the parts.

Correct: The viral envelope comprises two layers of fatty molecules called lipids.
Also Correct: The solar system comprises the planets Mars and Jupiter.

“Comprise” is often used to describe statistical information. For example, “Students comprised 40% of the sample.”

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