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Infinik Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
The period problem
Hi
Is this where American English differs from British English?
The project would have been taken over by the "unwised."
The project would have been taken over by the "unwised".
The period comes before the last quotation mark in the first sentence, and after in the second.
I found the first case is rather illogical because it does not end in a period (that is it breaks the sentence-end-in-a-period rule), and the quotation marks should not emphasize the period.
Opinions are very much appreciated.
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Is this where American English differs from British English?
The project would have been taken over by the "unwised."
The project would have been taken over by the "unwised".
The period comes before the last quotation mark in the first sentence, and after in the second.
I found the first case is rather illogical because it does not end in a period (that is it breaks the sentence-end-in-a-period rule), and the quotation marks should not emphasize the period.
Opinions are very much appreciated.
i
Top answer
This has been discussed to death. You're right - it's not logical. Nonetheless, it's the American style to always, always put the period inside the quote marks.
- This has been discussed to death.
- You're right - it's not logical.
- Nonetheless, it's the American style to always, always put the period inside the quote marks.
- But is "unwised" a word?
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This has been discussed to death. You're right - it's not logical. Nonetheless, it's the American style to always, always put the period inside the quote marks.
But is "unwised" a word?
But is "unwised" a word?
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