College Style Guide: Q

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quality

Contemporary usage allows for the use of “quality” as an adjective to mean “high quality,” as in “Macalester provides a quality education.” However, it is suggested that for clarity “quality” be used with a modifier. “These speakers produce high-quality sound.”

quotation marks, punctuation with

Always place commas and periods inside quotation marks. Follow Chicago for the use of the following punctuation with quotation marks: exclamation points (6.74), question marks (6.70), and semicolons (6.10).

quotes or italics

See titles of works.