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Marius Hancu

#331344 Tue, 20 Feb 07 01:06 PM

Yoong Liat wrote:
The word is 'teacher.'

The word is 'teacher'.

Which is the British version and which, the American version?

Thanks in advance.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Period_(punctuation)#Differences_in_British_English_and_American_English

Marius Hancu

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Yoong Liat

#331356 Tue, 20 Feb 07 01:29 PM

Thanks, Marius.

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Yoong Liat

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#331402 Tue, 20 Feb 07 03:07 PM

The word is 'teacher.'

The word is 'teacher'.

Which is the British version and which, the American version?

Thanks in advance.

The short answer is that in American punctuation, regardless of whether or not it makes sense, the period or comma ALWAYS goes inside the quotation marks.

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Barbara, who answers in American English.

Commas, Punctuation, Quotation marks

Yoong Liat

#331420 Tue, 20 Feb 07 04:39 PM

Thanks, Babara. Whether or not it makes sense, the period or comma ALWAYS goes inside the quotation marks. In this case, I prefer British English because which punctuation marks we have to insert is dependent on logic.

Yoong Liat

British English, Commas, Punctuation, Quotation marks

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#331442 Tue, 20 Feb 07 06:19 PM

Me too.

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