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Snarf Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Commas within vs. outside of single quotes
I'm confused about something. Is whether or not to use a comma inside or outside of a single quotation mark - be it within double quotation marks or simply for quoting a title - merely based on an American versus British style, the former using it on the inside and the latter on the out?
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This is how the British commonly punctuate such things: " I once tried to read ' ' War and Peace ', which my English teacher had recommended ," said John , " but I found it boring ".
- This is how the British commonly punctuate such things: " I once tried to read ' ' War and Peace ', which my English teacher had recommended ," said John , " but I found it boring ".
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This is how the British commonly punctuate such things:
"I once tried to read ''War and Peace',
"I once tried to read ''War and Peace',
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I had a look in the COCA and typed:
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It shows lots of examples of commas being inside.
He's got me. I start ticking off shows I watch regularly: " Seinfeld, " " Homicide , " " NYPD Blue, " " The X-Files, " " ER, " " King of the Hill "... I quit at around 11. Maybe six, seven hours a week, excluding sports, newsmagazines and " Rivera Live
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It shows lots of examples of commas being inside.
He's got me. I start ticking off shows I watch regularly: " Seinfeld, " " Homicide , " " NYPD Blue, " " The X-Files, " " ER, " " King of the Hill "... I quit at around 11. Maybe six, seven hours a week, excluding sports, newsmagazines and " Rivera Live
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Okay, so it is an American vs. British thing, then, rather than a really regulated grammatical one, I guess.
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