Punctuation
Q. In typing a single quotation mark within a double quotation mark, does one add a space for clarity, as in “ ‘, or are they printed without a space, as in “‘?
A. Typesetting software often adds a hair space automatically, and a whole word space is way too much, so don’t type in an extra space. If you want to be sure of getting a thin space, mark the manuscript “thin#” or “hr#.”
