Quotes and Brackets
Does the puncuation mark belong in or out of the quotation marks and/or brackets?
e.g. When I asked him, Tom said, "I didn't read your question before I saw Fred".
Tom didn't read the question before he saw Fred (or so he said but I am not sure).
Does the period belong inside or outside the quote marks and the brackets?
Don Hrnjak
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The puncuation mark belongs inside the quotation marks and outside of the brackets!
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answered Feb 10 '11 at 14:19
dana.houk
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Usually always in dialog, the punctuation goes inside the quotation marks. When you're quoting for other reasons, both are acceptable. Like: I hate when people say "supposably." Or when what you're quoting doesn't have the same tone of the sentence you're trying to achieve. For example: He said "I just want some water"?
In brackets or parentheses, it goes outside. Since a parenthesy is still part of the sentence it would read as if you never ended the sentence. Unless, of course you're emphasising what's in the paretheses. For example: He told me (for the millionth time!) that I can't go to the concert.
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answered Feb 10 '11 at 23:06
Michael Collado
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If the period is a part of the quoted speech then it should be inside the quotation mark, if not, then leave it out.
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answered Feb 18 '11 at 16:48
kojin Ismael
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