Punctuation question
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Punctuation question
I'm sure Dennis or someone here will have an answer . . . this is driving me crazy. When you use quotation marks do they go before or after your period or other punctuation ending the senctence?
For instance, which would be correct here?
1. Ivan's motto is "bigger is better".
2. Ivan's motto is "bigger is better."
This always confuses me. It would seem that the punctuation should come after the quotation marks because it ends the sentence but it just doesn't look right for some reason.
For instance, which would be correct here?
1. Ivan's motto is "bigger is better".
2. Ivan's motto is "bigger is better."
This always confuses me. It would seem that the punctuation should come after the quotation marks because it ends the sentence but it just doesn't look right for some reason.
Last edited by ivanribic; Nov 7, 2004 at 04:15 PM.
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If you are simply "quoting Big Bill", then it should be thataway.
If you have a "quote at the end of the sentence". It is like that. The period is outside the quotes.
If you make a statement in quotation - " I like my Ford trucks! " - the period or exclamation mark goes inside the quote.
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If you have a "quote at the end of the sentence". It is like that. The period is outside the quotes.
If you make a statement in quotation - " I like my Ford trucks! " - the period or exclamation mark goes inside the quote.
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In the first post, number 1 is correct. Punctuation within the quotation marks doesn't apply to the sentence started before the quotation marks. So example number two still doesn't have any puntuation to end the sentence.
Have you heard of the quote "Bigger is Better"?
Have you heard of the quote "Bigger is Better"?
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Then there are the infamous double punctuations like: Bill's reply to my question was "That makes sense.".
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Originally Posted by ivanribic
I think that makes sense. So it depends on the context of the quote really, as to whether the quotation marks will be inside or outside the punctuation.
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