By Quotation marks, Punctuation

Believer wrote:Thank you, Feebs11 and Yoong Liat. Let me clarify what I am trying ot ask: When you have kind of a long sentence that contains a clause or sentence in quotes although a person is not quoting anything perse, do that clause or sentence in quotation marks need to have a period. My...

Believer wrote:Hi, If you have a clause or a sentence in the quotation marks in a sentence, do you have to place a period? More often, I see them not. eg, Please don't say "You need to go (a period??)" but say "You have to go." If you are quoting something, the punctuation goes outside the...

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.

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.

Hello,I have a question regarding the use of punctuation within quotation marks. Let's say I have the following:"Hello!" he exclaimed.Or:"Why?" she asked.My question is actually specific to using the exclamation point or question mark in the context above. Would I need to capitalize the first...

CalifJim wrote:You are right. BrE and AmE differ in some punctuation rules. AmE: ... is a teacher."(But some of the AmE rules are stupid in my opinion, so you'll catch me using the BrE rules at times.)CJ In AmE: ... is a teacher." Contrary to what you believe in, I think AmE is more...

There is variation between U.S. and U.K. style on this. Periods and commas go inside the quotation marks, regardless of whether it makes sense, in the U.S. I didn't make up this silly rule - I just follow it. The Brits, I believe, are far more logical about the periods and commas.

"The way I learned it (which may or may not be right), commas and periods always go inside the quotation marks. Question marks and exclamation marks go inside the quotation marks if they refer to the quote, and outside if they refer to the sentence the quote is a part of." This is my take

Generally only those punctuation marks that actually form part of the quote should be placed inside the quotation marks. Therefore, "Available". is correct - with the full stop outside the quotation mark.

Hi. I have an odd problem that has been bothering me for quite a while. Which of the following would be proper use of quotation marks?1. Yesterday the database entry said "Limited Stock" but now it says "Available".2. Yesterday the database entry said "Limited Stock" but now it says "Available."I...