I'm currently in the process of writing a written piece/assignment for university as a contrast and compare piece and was curious as to if using single quotation marks around a business name for example,
Following the events occurring at a recent convention 'Nintendo Of America' released a new game for the switch.
In the original brief I was given it had referred to the games using single quotes around them. I wonder if the quotes were also necessary for the name of the business. The written format being used throughout is that of an article.
Best Answer
No. Quotes,single or double, should not be used to indicate a business name.
Quotes should be used for the following situations:
Single quotes to indicate a nickname or similar unofficial short name:
Single quotes to distance yourself from something you report by indicating that you are merely reporting:
Names of businesses can be italicized if you need to distinguish the words from the surrounding sentence.
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