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Londonderry Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

UK comma placement

"I am not going", she said.
"I", she said, " am not going."

In the UK, does the comma go inside or outside of the quote marks?

Thanks.
  

Top answer

Thanks. The comma goes inside the quote marks in the first sentence. The second sentence is correctly punctuated.

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londonderry"I am not going", she said."I", she said, " am not going."In the UK, does the comma go inside or outside of the quote marks?Thanks.
The comma goes inside the quote marks in the first sentence.
The second sentence is correctly punctuated.
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Thanks Tamguatlay.

3 more please....UK punctuation

1. "I will lend you the money," he said, "but only if you pay me back tomorrow." (Comma inside after "money"?)

2. Mitch said, "Andy called me a '**** knocker'."
(Correct ending punctuation? '.")

3. "Andy called me a '**** knocker.'"
(Correct ending punctuation? .'")

Thanks
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Also Tamguatlay:

Would the UK use commas after the quote marks in these?in other words are all okay with puncutation below?

His "Why?", " How could you?", and "Are you sorry?" questions exasperated her.

When Gertrude screamed "Get out of my house!", her kids began to cry?

If she says " You're cute", "How old are you?", and " Marry me now!", run fast!

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1. "I will lend you the money," he said, "but only if you pay me back tomorrow." (Comma inside after "money"?) OK

2. Mitch said, "Andy called me a '**** knocker'." ( This is American way.)
(Correct ending punctuation? '.")

3. "Andy called me a '**** knocker.'" ( This is the British way.)

(Correct ending punctuation? .'")
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Is this the British way?

Mitch said, "Andy called me a '**** knocker.' "
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And also, what are your responses in the 'Also Tamguatlay' post above? Thanks. Emotion: smile
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Would the UK use commas after the quote marks in these? in other words are all okay with puncutation below?

His "Why?", " How could you?", and "Are you sorry?" questions exasperated her. ( I believe commas are used in both British and American English.)

When Gertrude screamed "Get out of my house!", her kids began to cry? (As above.)

If she s
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londonderryIs this the British way? Mitch said, "Andy called me a '**** knocker.' "
It's the British way, but there should be no space between the last quote marks.
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londonderryAnd also, what are your responses in the 'Also Tamguatlay' post above? Thanks.
I have already replied.
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