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Victo Posted 13 years ago
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Per logical punctuation, the comma goes inside the quote marks in the sentence below, right? The comma inherently belongs to the sentence, punctuation-wise.
"Mike," he said, "do you know what time it is?"
Original sentence is "Mike, do you know what time it is?"
But:
Per logical punctuation, the comma would go outside the quote marks in the sentence below because it's not inherently part of the quoted material:
"I want to know", Mike said, "what time it is."
Original sentence is "I want to know what time it is", not "I want to know, what time it is."
I owe ya guys a frothy lager!
"Mike," he said, "do you know what time it is?"
Original sentence is "Mike, do you know what time it is?"
But:
Per logical punctuation, the comma would go outside the quote marks in the sentence below because it's not inherently part of the quoted material:
"I want to know", Mike said, "what time it is."
Original sentence is "I want to know what time it is", not "I want to know, what time it is."
I owe ya guys a frothy lager!
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British English and American English punctuation rules differ in the respect of punctuation marks' (such as commas and question marks) placement inside or outside quotation marks. html
- British English and American English punctuation rules differ in the respect of punctuation marks' (such as commas and question marks) placement inside or outside quotation marks.
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British English and American English punctuation rules differ in the respect of punctuation marks' (such as commas and question marks) placement inside or outside quotation marks.
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