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In my most recent book I have used quotation marks when a person is quoting their own thoughts. Example: She thought to herself, "I wonder if I can trust him with my heart." The publishers' editors took out the quotation marks.
Also, the editors wanted to change -- "At the Billings' home" to At the Billings's home" and I have always thought the additional s was unnecessary and awkward.
Can you give me some suggestions?
Also, the editors wanted to change -- "At the Billings' home" to At the Billings's home" and I have always thought the additional s was unnecessary and awkward.
Can you give me some suggestions?
Elaine/ret/IN
I agree with you on the first edit and your editors on the second. But, they're the editors, so your wisest course of action might be saying, "Thank you very much."
Novel
I agree with removing the quotation marks for thoughts, as long as they are clearly demarked from the rest of the sentence. The ownership punctuation is correct either way but, I agree with you, that the single s sounds less awkward.
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