Put the period inside or outside the closing quote mark?

[nq:1]I believe it is correct to put the period before the closing quote mark: for example, "This is correct." rather than "This is incorrect". What's the consensus opinion on this?[/nq]
A consensus is an opinion, so "opinion" is redundant.

You have quoted a complete sentence and it is a declarative sentence, so "This is correct." is correct.
Bill
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[nq:1]I believe it is correct to put the period before the closing quote mark: for example, "This is correct." rather than "This is incorrect". What's the consensus opinion on this?[/nq]
It depends on whether you prefer British-style or American-style punctuation.

[nq:2]I believe it is correct to put the period before ... than "This is incorrect". What's the consensus opinion on this?[/nq]
[nq:1]A consensus is an opinion, so "opinion" is redundant. You have quoted a complete sentence and it is a declarative sentence, so "This is correct." is correct.[/nq]
The rule varies from place to place. The rule generally followed in the US is to place the peri

yeah it depends which style of punctuation u prefer.. for me both also correct..
y i said like dat??
here we go, i would say "This is correct." if we use it at the end of a sentence but i would say "This is incorrect". if we want to write about sentence..
okie let me give u a clearer view..
let say if i write "I love football." and "I love football". which 1 u see it better??
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[nq:1]The rule varies from place to place. The rule generally followed in the US is to place the period before ... the UK my Russian novel example above would read: - I have read both "Anna Karenina" and "The Brothers Karamazov".[/nq]
I like the UK rule: it makes sense. It also is consistent with putting the question mark inside the quotation mark if a question is being quoted but outside if a

[nq:1]Even though I'm in the USA, I think I'm going to adopt the UK rule.[/nq]
You wouldn't be the first. Just be prepared to be "corrected" by knowledgeable US readers.

Bob Lieblich
Who lives in the US and doesn't care to be "corrected"

[nq:1]Bob Lieblich Who lives in the US and doesn't care to be "corrected"[/nq]
It should be: "Who lives in the US and doesn't care to be "corrected." If you insist on following the USA rules.

[nq:2]Bob Lieblich Who lives in the US and doesn't care to be "corrected"[/nq]
[nq:1]It should be: "Who lives in the US and doesn't care to be "corrected." If you insist on following the USA rules.[/nq]
But what you're quoting is a sig, and sigs don't require ending periods (question marks or bangs yes, periods no). Had it been regular text, I'd have ended it as did you. In the UK it would

[nq:2]Even though I'm in the USA, I think I'm going to adopt the UK rule.[/nq]
[nq:1]You wouldn't be the first. Just be prepared to be "corrected" by knowledgeable US readers.[/nq]
"Knowledgeable" is a poor choice of words for the meaning you seem to intend to convey.
A truly knowledgeable user knows that the US punctuation conventions are not the only ones available to the English use

[nq:2]Even though I'm in the USA, I think I'm going to adopt the UK rule.[/nq]
[nq:1]You wouldn't be the first. Just be prepared to be "corrected" by knowledgeable US readers.[/nq]
I've been using the "UK rule" for some time, and no one in this group seems to see it as a problem. It is, in my opinion, aesthetically more pleasing.
Sis has commented on it, but she's rather narcissistic a