If you are anything like us, whenever you plan a journey, you spend a remarkable amount of time thinking about the start and the middle. Is everything packed? What time should we leave? Will there be ...

Inverted commas are used to show direct speech. They are also known as speech marks. They are placed before and after the exact words a character says. “Shall we go to Grandpa’s house?” asked Sally.

“The church believes in the life-giving presence of Christ, the physician of souls and bodies, and wishes the former president a rapid return to health,” the Wilmington Diocese said.