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She got mad because I didn't call Bob Principal Bob.

Should it be

She got mad because I didn't call Bob 'Principal Bob.'

thanks

belle
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  • Why does the Title question contain the word "single"? Whether single or double quotation marks are used seems totally irrelevant to the description of the question. – Ray Butterworth Nov 04 '19 at 01:54
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    Without quotes it's potentially ambiguous; Principal could be Bob's surname. – Kate Bunting Nov 04 '19 at 13:24
  • Italics could also be used. – Jason Bassford Nov 06 '19 at 03:00
  • @RayButterworth In US English, double quotation marks are normally used for actual quotations or speech. The definition of a term can use double quotation marks, but more often uses single quotation marks or italics. In short, it does make a difference in terms of style, depending on your region. – Jason Bassford Nov 06 '19 at 03:02
  • @KateBunting Or the person's name could actually be Bob (first name) Principal (middle name) Bob (last name): "Hi, my name is Bob P. Bob. That stands for Bob Principal Bob." But if you add a comma, it would be more explicitly like "Bond, James Bond." – Jason Bassford Nov 06 '19 at 03:04
  • @JasonBassfordSupportsMonica, Or it could be "I didn't call Bob Principal 'Bob'.", where "Bob Principal" is the speaker's name. – Ray Butterworth Nov 06 '19 at 13:32

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