Origin of the names of Canadaâs provincial and territorial capitals. Ottawa, Canada. The name Ottawa is derived from the Algonquin word âadaweâ, which means âto tradeâ. The settlement was originally incorporated as Bytown in 1850.
DONâT use quotation marks to open and close a block quote. The block quote format takes the place of that open and close quote. In the example above, quotation marks arenât necessary to understand itâs Kidd speaking.
Though not necessarily logical, the American rules for multiple punctuation with quotation marks are firmly established. (See here for a brief explanation of the British style.) Commas and periods that are part of the overall sentence go inside the quotation marks, even though they arenât part of the original quotation.