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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
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On which side of the period should the second quotation mark be?

On which side of the period should the second quotation mark be? And would it be the same had it been a comma?

He's not an "it." He's a person.

  

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Hi That's a good question and I think it depends on whether it is direct speech or not. " I'm glad he said that. - I am very glad that he asserted that he is not an 'it'.

— Dave_anon

  • Hi That's a good question and I think it depends on whether it is direct speech or not.
  • " I'm glad he said that.
  • - I am very glad that he asserted that he is not an 'it'.
  • I would say, the period is inside with a quote of direct speech and outside if you are just mentioning the word Quite a tricky thing - do get back if that's not clear Dave
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Hi

That's a good question and I think it depends on whether it is direct speech or not.

- He said, "I am not an 'it'." I'm glad he said that.

- I am very glad that he asserted that he is not an 'it'.

I would say, the period is inside with a quote of direct speech and outside if you are just mentioning the word

Quite a tricky thing - do get back if that's not clea

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anonymousOn which side of the period should the second quotation mark be?

That depends. In the US, it's

He's not an "it." He's a person.

In the UK, it's

He's not an "it". He's a person.

anonymousAnd would it be the same had it been a comma?

You mean (US)

He's not an "it," he's a person.

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anonymous

On which side of the period should the second quotation mark be? And would it be the same had it been a comma?

He's not an "it." He's a person.

The second quotation mark should be on the left side of the period.

What if "it" were the password to a computer application? I hope you wouldn't tell someone in an email that the

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