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Sharing Your Name Preference When Introducing Yourself in English YouTube Start of suggested clip End of suggested clip Maybe you chose a name that has similar meaning to the meaning that you have in your own L1. MaybeMoreMaybe you chose a name that has similar meaning to the meaning that you have in your own L1. Maybe it has a similar meaning in your L2. Let's say your L2 is English.

Double quotation marks are used for direct quotations and titles of compositions such as books, plays, movies, songs, lectures and TV shows. They also can be used to indicate irony and introduce an unfamiliar term or nickname. Single quotation marks are used for a quote within a quote.

Nicknames: When introducing someone by both a proper name and a nickname, put the nickname in quotes: Jake ?The Snake? Smith. You don't need to use quotes if it's a common shortening of a name, like Jake instead of Jacob. Just use the name they prefer to be called.

Parentheses often go around nicknames, as in ?legendary football coach Paul (Bear) Bryant.? Most style guides, though, including that of The Associated Press (AP) and The Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) prefer quotation marks instead of parentheses around nicknames.

Unless the most common name for the subject in reliable sources is that exact form, with the nickname added mid-name, as in Benjamin "Pap" Singleton. This is quite rare. When it does arise, use the quotation marks so readers understand it is not part of the person's legal name.

Parentheses often go around nicknames, as in ?legendary football coach Paul (Bear) Bryant.? Most style guides, though, including that of The Associated Press (AP) and The Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) prefer quotation marks instead of parentheses around nicknames.

Most stylebooks specify placing the nickname after the forename and enclosing it in quotation marks. Some stylebooks say parentheses may be used instead. Examples of the preferred form: General James "Mad Dog" Mattis, Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant, Prime Minister Margaret "Iron Lady" Thatcher.

Thus, when the nickname is used as part of the full name, we enclose the nickname in quotation marks: Frederico ?Fredo? Corleone. But when the nickname is used alone, quotation marks are omitted.