single quote

Noun

 * 1) A quotation mark, as in She said, 'Go ahead'.
 * 2) An apostrophe, as in Let's do it.

Usage notes

 * An "inverted comma" is sometimes used in the United Kingdom as a quotation mark:
 * She said, ‘Yes, that would be lovely.’ is often used instead of "double style" "inverted commas", as in She said, “Yes, that would be lovely.”
 * Single quotes are typically used in United States English to mark a quotation embedded within another quotation:
 * She said, "Frank Sinatra once said, ‘Don't get mad, get even.’ That’s always been my philosophy, too."

Translations

 * German: einfaches Anführungszeichen
 * Swedish: ,


 * German: