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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Quotation mark placement
Which is correct for phrases set off inside at the END of a sentence?
1. The most common street names are "Main" and "Park".
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2. The most common street names are "Main" and "Park."
My concern is over the final quotation marks at the end of the sentence. If I'm setting off a phrase, it seems I should not be including the period as part of it just because it happens to be at the end of a sentence. Thus, I have always chosen #1. However, my boss insists # 2 is correct because the rule for quotations is to put the period first and then the quotation. I contend this is an exception to that rule. I have no reason except that it seems wrong to include the end of the sentence in the phrase I am trying to highlight.
1. The most common street names are "Main" and "Park".
or
2. The most common street names are "Main" and "Park."
My concern is over the final quotation marks at the end of the sentence. If I'm setting off a phrase, it seems I should not be including the period as part of it just because it happens to be at the end of a sentence. Thus, I have always chosen #1. However, my boss insists # 2 is correct because the rule for quotations is to put the period first and then the quotation. I contend this is an exception to that rule. I have no reason except that it seems wrong to include the end of the sentence in the phrase I am trying to highlight.
Top answer
It's a style choice: neither is "right" or "wrong". It's often said that putting the period inside the quotes is the American style and putting it outside is the British style.
- It's a style choice: neither is "right" or "wrong".
- It's often said that putting the period inside the quotes is the American style and putting it outside is the British style.
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It's a style choice: neither is "right" or "wrong". It's often said that putting the period inside the quotes is the American style and putting it outside is the British style.
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