Punctuation around quotation marks

AnonymousWhich is it, (1) or (2)?

Both are correct. The average British English speaker would favor the former.

It's number 2 in the US.

I'm not British, but I prefer the former, as the second one just doesn't make punctuation sense to me.

enoonIt's number 2 in the US.

In my opinion, number 2 makes absolutely no sense at all!
What is the supposed logic for choosing number 2?

Punctuation is not correct in number 2 . 'a horror movie' is a nonrestrictive reduced relative clause and has to be enclosed by commas (without the last " that belongs to "Jaws")

It is not a matter of preference or sense. It is long-standing convention. Examine any well-edited book from the 20th century if you don't believe it. In the US, commas go inside the quotation marks. It is for visual esthetics and nothing more.

enoonIt is not a matter of preference or sense. It is long-standing convention. Examine any well-edited book from the 20th century if you don't believe it. In the US, commas go inside the quotation marks. It is for visual esthetics and nothing more.

Actually it's visually jarring!
And even if a thousand 'experts' decided that that is the correct way, I wou

enoonIt is not a matter of preference or sense. It is long-standing convention. Examine any well-edited book from the 20th century if you don't believe it. In the US, commas go inside the quotation marks. It is for visual esthetics and nothing more.

I belive it! Universal American usage places commas and periods inside the quotation marks, regardless of log

4444mvWhat I 'm saying is that this is not grammatically correct and sounds strange.

Grammar does not enter into it. It is strictly typographical.

I don't know what you mean by "sounds".

You are right ennon! It doesn't 'sound'! Sorry. My mistake.