Anonymous  +  961690 Wed, 04 Nov 09 07:05 PM Do you put punctuation inside or outside brackets?  Anonymous

	Doctor D  +  970593 Fri, 13 Nov 09 07:54 PM Do you mean brackets [ ] or do you mean parentheses ()? If parentheses, then you use end punctuation (a period or a question mark) within the parentheses only the whole sentence is enclosed.  Otherwise, not. For brackets, normally, you use punctuation as if the brackets weren't there.  If you are talking about end punctuation, like a period or a question mark, then that depends upon what is inside the brackets.  If it is a question [what kind of question?], you can put it inside the brackets as well as putting sentence punctuation outside. Doctor D Joined on Tue, Nov 10 2009 Junior Member 84 Punctuation, Question Marks, Writing, Sentences, Speaking, Chat, Friendships

	BillJ  +  970640 Fri, 13 Nov 09 09:02 PM Hi   What sort of punctuation have you in mind?   Generally, brackets are used for short phrases, so little punctuation is needed. A comma perhaps, but not much more really.  If you find yourself punctuating long sequences, then you are probably mis-using brackets and should consider using a separate sentence.   Any punctuation relating to the phrase should be inside the brackets.   Bill J           BillJ Joined on Sun, Nov 8 2009 New Member 28 Commas, Punctuation, Writing, Sentences