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Grammarholic Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Full stop - BrE
The sentence was 'I couldn't believe what happened'.
The old saying/adage/proverb is 'A stitch in time saves nine'.
His terse email said 'Be careful, and have a great summer'.
Do the full stops - in British English - go inside or outside the quote marks?
Thanks
The old saying/adage/proverb is 'A stitch in time saves nine'.
His terse email said 'Be careful, and have a great summer'.
Do the full stops - in British English - go inside or outside the quote marks?
Thanks
Top answer
I, a speaker if BrE, would put them outside. Other Brits may well put them inside.
- I, a speaker if BrE, would put them outside.
- Other Brits may well put them inside.
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I, a speaker if BrE, would put them outside. Other Brits may well put them inside.
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Would you also place it outside the end quote for direct speech, as in: Luis said, 'You should be more tolerant'. <--outside?
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