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Goronsky Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Mister Micawber
Is this how you would personally handle these? Which would you correct, and where would you put the punctuation? Please, no conversions to reported speech. Thank you, sir.
Do you ever foresee yourself switching to the AmE system of punctuating quotations?
1. “I've been married sixty-two years”, Aunt Gwen told her.
--> Comma outside?
2. Dr Johnson described a lexicographer as “a harmless drudge”.
--> Full stop outside?
3. Dr Johnson said that a lexicographer was “a harmless drudge”, yet was himself one.
--> Comma outside?
4. The lecturer said that “Dr Johnson
described a lexicographer as ‘a harmless drudge’.”
-->’.” ending correct?
5. Jonas said, “I heard Fran say, ‘The world may come to an end next week.’ ”
-- > .’ ” ending correct?
6. “That”, he said, “is an abomination.”
--> Comma outside quotes after “That”?
Thx.
Do you ever foresee yourself switching to the AmE system of punctuating quotations?
1. “I've been married sixty-two years”, Aunt Gwen told her.
--> Comma outside?
2. Dr Johnson described a lexicographer as “a harmless drudge”.
--> Full stop outside?
3. Dr Johnson said that a lexicographer was “a harmless drudge”, yet was himself one.
--> Comma outside?
4. The lecturer said that “Dr Johnson
described a lexicographer as ‘a harmless drudge’.”
-->’.” ending correct?
5. Jonas said, “I heard Fran say, ‘The world may come to an end next week.’ ”
-- > .’ ” ending correct?
6. “That”, he said, “is an abomination.”
--> Comma outside quotes after “That”?
Thx.
Top answer
Punctuation that is part of dialogue, is always within the quotation marks. General American style is to put the comma and the period inside the quotation marks, whether or not they are part of dialogue. Also, American style uses the double quotation marks as the primary and the single mark as the secondary, while traditional British style reverses that.
- Punctuation that is part of dialogue, is always within the quotation marks.
- General American style is to put the comma and the period inside the quotation marks, whether or not they are part of dialogue.
- Also, American style uses the double quotation marks as the primary and the single mark as the secondary, while traditional British style reverses that.
- 1.
- “I've been married sixty-two years”, Aunt Gwen told her.
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Punctuation that is part of dialogue, is always within the quotation marks. General American style is to put the comma and the period inside the quotation marks, whether or not they are part of dialogue. Also, American style uses the double quotation marks as the primary and the single mark as the secondary, while traditional British style reverses that.
1. “I've been married sixty-
1. “I've been married sixty-
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