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Tenacious Learner Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Direct Speech. Why is the first comma outside the quotation marks? Shouldn't it be inside?

Hi teachers,
I've founf this sentence in a book. Why is the first comma outside the quotation marks? Shouldn't it be inside?
“There’s someone at the door”, he said loudly, but the old lady did not understand.

Thanks in advance.
  

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Thinking Spain I've found this sentence in a book. Why is the first comma outside the quotation marks? Shouldn't it be inside?

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  • Shouldn't it be inside?
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Thinking SpainI've found this sentence in a book. Why is the first comma outside the quotation marks? Shouldn't it be inside?
AmE = inside
BrE = outside

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Aspara GusBrE = outside
Hi Aspara Gus,
Thank you for your reply and link. That's right, the book is British. I didn't know it.

TS
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