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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Correct way or not? Is the period inside the quote or out?

Through the course of caring for this young girl, Mary and the family were both told by various sources that they “should not get attached to this child, the damage done by the shaking was simply too great and that she should go to a nursing home until she dies”.
  

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British English places it inside; American English places it outside. Also, style manuals vary somewhat.

  • British English places it inside; American English places it outside.
  • Also, style manuals vary somewhat.
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British English places it inside; American English places it outside. Also, style manuals vary somewhat.

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