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http://www.slate.com/articles/life/the_good_word/2011/05/the_rise_of_logical_punctuation.single.htmlThis is how I was taught English in school (in the UK). US English differs regarding punctuation, however both forms are equally valid in my opinion. Of course I am biased a little towards the "British" method, it makes more sense to me.
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nicola wrote:
US English differs regarding punctuation, however both forms are equally valid in my opinion.
I had no idea there was a difference actually... Then again, don't go by me...I'm admittedly clueless about stuff like this...
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I was educated in US public schools. I was taught that if the quotation marks were to denote a title, the period belongs outside, but if the quotation marks were for dialogue, uinless followed by a clause such as he said, the period belongs inside the quotes, because it is the end of the spokenb sentence. - (Incidentally, I find all that very logical, so wonder why the author of the article felt the need to point out logic in punctuation as if it were something new.)
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"I've been confusing myself over this for 30 years, I need closure!" Said Nicola. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style#Quotation_marksQuote:Punctuation inside or outside
On Wikipedia, place all punctuation marks inside the quotation marks if they are part of the quoted material and outside if they are not. This practice is sometimes referred to as logical quotation. It is used here because it is deemed by Wikipedia consensus to be more in keeping with the principle of minimal change. This punctuation system does not require placing final periods and commas outside the quotation marks all the time, but rather maintaining their original positions in (or absence from) the quoted material.
Correct: Arthur said, "The situation is deplorable and unacceptable." (The period is known to be in the source.)
Correct: Arthur said that the situation was "deplorable".
(The period is known not to be in the source, its presence in the source is uncertain, or its coverage within the quotation is considered unnecessary.)
Correct: Martha asked, "Are you coming?"
(The question mark belongs inside because the quoted text itself was a question.)
Correct: Did Martha say, "Come with me"?
(The very quote is being questioned, so the question mark belongs outside; any punctuation at the end of the original quote is omitted.)
When a quoted sentence fragment ends in a period, some judgment is required: if the fragment communicates a complete sentence, the period can be placed inside. The period should be omitted if the quotation is in the middle of a sentence.
Correct: Martha said, "Come with me", and they did. If the sequence of juxtaposed punctuation marks seems distracting or untidy, try an acceptable alternative.
Correct: Martha said, "Come with me" (and they did).
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You said "Come".
Having been brought up in England at the top of the class for English, it was a nasty bump when I spent a senior year in US high school "Advanced English". It was so advanced, I had no idea what they were talking about. Everything they were wanting me to write was Gobbledygook. Where I was taught, they concentrated on writing Bollocks. Two entirely different languages.
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Different rules for different folks.
UK English has always made the most sense to me. It's logical.
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nicola wrote:Different rules for different folks.
UK English has always made the most sense to me. It's logical.
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