Which form of quotation punctuation is most logical?
I am looking to get some input on this. Which form is most logical and why? I am not looking for which one looks the best:
1.
She turned to him and said, "I love hamburgers.".
"I love hamburgers.", she said.
2.
She turned to him and said, "I love hamburgers".
"I love hamburgers", she said.
3.
She turned to him and said, "I love hamburgers."
"I love hamburgers," she said.
Top answer
Such punctuation is governed by strict rules, which are different in British English and American English. We don't get to decide for ourselves what little marks to put where, and how it looks does not enter into it, because the reader expects a certain form, and when he gets something else, he is distracted, which breaks the fourth wall like a dog running up onstage at a play. " "I love hamburgers," she said.
- Such punctuation is governed by strict rules, which are different in British English and American English.
- We don't get to decide for ourselves what little marks to put where, and how it looks does not enter into it, because the reader expects a certain form, and when he gets something else, he is distracted, which breaks the fourth wall like a dog running up onstage at a play.
- " "I love hamburgers," she said.
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Such punctuation is governed by strict rules, which are different in British English and American English. We don't get to decide for ourselves what little marks to put where, and how it looks does not enter into it, because the reader expects a certain form, and when he gets something else, he is distracted, which breaks the fourth wall like a dog running up onstage at a play.
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