How do I double quotation marks?

Question

Suppose I want to quote a text that begin with a word embedded within quotation marks. Let the text e.g. be: "House" is a four letter word. Should my quotation of it be ""House" is a four letter word.", or is it better to use different quotation marks or is there some better solution?

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Possibly one of my favorite questions.

You're quoting this text:

"House" is a five letter word.

You write in your essay:

Did you know that houses are different from homes? As the dictionary points out, "'House' is a five letter word." Home, on the other hand, is four letter word.

Hope that helps!

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answered Jul 03 '18 at 15:15

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Thanks! My home is certainly not a four letter word. Did you mean "home" is a four letter word, or perhaps 'home' is a four letter word? – Frode Alfson Bjørdal Oct 16 '19 at 22:38

How do I double quotation marks?

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