Quotation marks or no?

Asked Jul 10 '23 at 14:00

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Should quotation marks be used in the following phrase?

Have you ever asked yourself, "What will be left behind when I'm gone? How will people remember me?"

edited Jul 10 '23 at 14:02

KillingTime

asked Jul 10 '23 at 14:00

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Why not? You are quoting the words of the hypothetical question. – Kate Bunting Jul 10 '23 at 14:06
Without quotation marks the phrasing would be different: Have you ever asked yourself what will be left behind when you've gone? How people will remember you? – Weather Vane Jul 10 '23 at 14:14
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Does this answer your question? Is a comma needed after an italicized thought as it is with a quote? ... 'Notice that quotation marks and other punctuation are used as if the character had spoken aloud.
You may also use italics without quotation marks for direct internal dialogue.' // But see also Jason's answer here.
– Edwin Ashworth Jul 10 '23 at 14:58

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