http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enXMOD (Build: 3598.39794)http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotationMarksPunctuationGuest-Richard3/2/dbm/Post.htm#95916Sun, 08 Mar 2009 19:03:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:95916haideh0http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotationMarksPunctuationGuest-Richard3/2/dbm/Post.htm#95916http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-95916.xmlI would like to know about punctuation in this setence: yes I love ithttp://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotationMarksPunctuationGuest-Richard3/2/dbm/Post.htm#95914Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:03:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:95914Guest1http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotationMarksPunctuationGuest-Richard3/2/dbm/Post.htm#95914http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-95914.xmlI want to know about punctuation in this sentence: yes I love ithttp://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotationMarksPunctuationGuest-Richard3/2/dbm/Post.htm#35063Sun, 08 Mar 2009 19:03:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:35063Guest2http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotationMarksPunctuationGuest-Richard3/2/dbm/Post.htm#35063http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-35063.xmlI am writing a book where do I quotation marks in or out of the period when the character are talking.http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotationMarksPunctuationGuest-Richard3/2/dbm/Post.htm#29515Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:03:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:29515Shakespeare's Shrew3http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotationMarksPunctuationGuest-Richard3/2/dbm/Post.htm#29515http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-29515.xmlExcellent answer! I absolutely agree with this ruling based on both of your reasons. I , however, have not been able to find this in a published manual. I remembered learning it years ago, but do not know the source. Can you help? Is it in CMS or Strunk & White, etc.? Please reply so that I can back my reasoning with some evidence. Thank you.http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotationMarksPunctuationGuest-Richard3/2/dbm/Post.htm#22856Fri, 08 May 2009 18:03:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:22856rommie4http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotationMarksPunctuationGuest-Richard3/2/dbm/Post.htm#22856http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-22856.xmlIn this forum. It's disappeared onto page 2 (or possibly even page 3 by now). Look for a thread called "The Punctuation FAQ". If you think it's any good, please say so because I'm not a moderator or an adminstrator and I can't make these things permanent. Rommiehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotationMarksPunctuationGuest-Richard3/2/dbm/Post.htm#22812Sun, 08 Mar 2009 19:03:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:22812Jagat5http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotationMarksPunctuationGuest-Richard3/2/dbm/Post.htm#22812http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-22812.xmlWhere?http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotationMarksPunctuationGuest-Richard3/dbm/post.htm#22695Sun, 08 Mar 2009 19:03:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:22695rommie6http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotationMarksPunctuationGuest-Richard3/dbm/post.htm#22695http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-22695.xmlOkay, I've written quite a long FAQ now. It's in another thread. Rommie.http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotationMarksPunctuationGuest-Richard3/dbm/post.htm#22676Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:03:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:22676Jagat7http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotationMarksPunctuationGuest-Richard3/dbm/post.htm#22676http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-22676.xmlYes. My writer is British, but the publication will be in American.http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotationMarksPunctuationGuest-Richard3/dbm/post.htm#22664Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:03:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:22664rommie8http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotationMarksPunctuationGuest-Richard3/dbm/post.htm#22664http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-22664.xmlI'm too busy to answer this now, but I'll answer it this evening if you can hang on a few hours. There ARE differences between British English and American English. Will talk later. Rommie.http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotationMarksPunctuationGuest-Richard3/dbm/post.htm#22621Sun, 08 Mar 2009 19:03:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:22621Guest9http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotationMarksPunctuationGuest-Richard3/dbm/post.htm#22621http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-22621.xmlI am new and I came across this website as a result of a Google search for punctuation marks. I am actually doing a lot of editing and proofreading these days. The writer I am currently working on seems to detest introducing quoted material with anything so mundane as "He said, she said." Typically, he writes in the following way: === Yaja smiled at the king. “Your wife desired a daughter." === My question is about that period. It doesn't seem right to me. I think the logical relationship between the two is clear here and a comma would be the correct punctuation to use. On the other hand, what about this: === Again the heavenly voice was heard. “This is Krishnaa, who has appeared to do the work of the gods and to bring...http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotationMarksPunctuationGuest-Richard3/dbm/post.htm#4091Sun, 08 Mar 2009 19:03:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:4091kitkattail10http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotationMarksPunctuationGuest-Richard3/dbm/post.htm#4091http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-4091.xmlI don't think there is a good reason. I believe the convention arose because printers found that it was easier to read and worked better with the printing technology of the day... or some such thing. But don't quote me on that; I could be wrong.http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotationMarksPunctuationGuest-Richard3/dbm/post.htm#905Fri, 08 May 2009 18:03:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:905hitchhiker11http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotationMarksPunctuationGuest-Richard3/dbm/post.htm#905http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-905.xmlHey Carla, good to have you back! What on earth would be the reasoning behind that?! They have got a good reason right? I'm not even going into the 'centre/center' debate. Also see our frequently asked questionshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotationMarksPunctuationGuest-Richard3/dbm/post.htm#904Sun, 08 Mar 2009 19:03:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:904carla12http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotationMarksPunctuationGuest-Richard3/dbm/post.htm#904http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-904.xmlFYI, in the United States almost all punctuation goes inside the quotation marks, so there the former would be correct. In the United Kingdom (and therefore Europe, I assume) it would be outside though, as hitchhiker says.http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotationMarksPunctuationGuest-Richard3/dbm/post.htm#899Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:03:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:899hitchhiker13http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotationMarksPunctuationGuest-Richard3/dbm/post.htm#899http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-899.xmlI'd say definitely the latter.. a) The punctuation is not part of the quote, so it shouldn't be inside the quotation marks. b) The punctuation is separating the quote from the rest of the sentence, hence it's appearance outside. "...fighting in the area", which indicates that.. is correct in English.http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotationMarksPunctuationGuest-Richard3/dbm/post.htmThu, 08 Jan 2009 19:03:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:896Guest14http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuotationMarksPunctuationGuest-Richard3/dbm/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-896.xmlWhen using quotation marks, does one insert punctuation marks that are not actually part of the quotation inside or outside the closing quotation mark? Examples: "...there was much fighting in the area," which indicates that .... or should it be: "...fighting in the area", which indicates that .... I am seeing more books with the latter example and I think I was taught the former when I was in school. Has the general rule changed or am I remembering wrongly?