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Is single quotes BrE, while double quotes is AmE?

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tanguatlay
 
Reply Fri 26 Nov, 2010 12:03 pm
1."Where are you going?" Dad asked me. (double quotation marks)

2. 'Where are you going?' Dad asked me. (single quotation marks)

I was told by a friend of mine that the sentence with double quotation marks is AmE, while the one with single quotes is BrE. Is she correct?

Thanks in advance.
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Setanta
 
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Reply Fri 26 Nov, 2010 01:43 pm
That is my experience, yes.
tanguatlay
 
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Reply Fri 26 Nov, 2010 01:56 pm
@Setanta,
Many thanks, Setanta.
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