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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Commas before quotation marks??

Hi. I am just wondering if in a sentence such as:
Miller states, "she could only die," to reinforce the reader.....
does the comma go inside or outside of the qotation marks? as in should it be: ..only die," to...or only die", to...
  

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AmE places the comma inside, BrE outside. Some Americans prefer the British style.

  • AmE places the comma inside, BrE outside.
  • Some Americans prefer the British style.
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AmE places the comma inside, BrE outside.
Some Americans prefer the British style.

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