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Ali.h Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Quotation marks and periods

I often notice when something is put between quotation marks in a text the period is placed within the quotation marks and not outside:

"I like you."

I myself am accustomed to putting the period outside/after the quotation mark, so which is correct?
  

Top answer

In the US, they go inside. In other places, it's more logical. If it's a full sentence inside, it goes inside.

— BarbaraPA

  • In the US, they go inside.
  • In other places, it's more logical.
  • If it's a full sentence inside, it goes inside.
  • Otherwise, outside.
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In the US, they go inside.
In other places, it's more logical. If it's a full sentence inside, it goes inside. Otherwise, outside.
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Yes but why the need to put a period for something which is not a full sentence?! I thought periods are only used for full sentences! Can you please give me an example of what you mean to clarify?
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It seems like every time we're about the end our meeting, she always say, "Oh, wait, one more thing."
No matter what you ask him for, his answer is always "probably not."

The part being quoted isn't a full sentence. However, in the US, the period goes inside the quote anyway. In other parts of the world, the period (full stop) would go outside of the quotes.

If what is quot
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Just making sure I understood you correctly; you mean the period goes inside and not the quotation marks right?
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In the US, the period goes inside the quotation marks.
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