Placement of comma
In the second week of October, the rainy conditions were “due to the presence of persistent easterly winds bringing moisture from the Tropical Central Pacific Ocean to the southern Southeast Asia region”, the MSS said.
Should the comma be inside the closing quotation marks in British English? If not, what is the reason?
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There are two different styles in cases such as this: comma inside the quotation marks and comma outside the quotation marks. The latter is "logical" because the comma is not logically a part of the quoted material. I have heard it said that the former arose from considerations involving placement or manipulation of metal type.
- There are two different styles in cases such as this: comma inside the quotation marks and comma outside the quotation marks.
- The latter is "logical" because the comma is not logically a part of the quoted material.
- I have heard it said that the former arose from considerations involving placement or manipulation of metal type.
- The "comma outside" style is sometimes called the "British" style, but in reality both styles are seen from British publishers.
- Especially, in British novels, you will usually see this kind of thing: ‘Blah blah blah,’ said Mrs Miggins.
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There are two different styles in cases such as this: comma inside the quotation marks and comma outside the quotation marks. The latter is "logical" because the comma is not logically a part of the quoted material. I have heard it said that the former arose from considerations involving placement or manipulation of metal type. The "comma outside" style is sometimes called the "British" style,
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