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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...

The17pointscale wrote:However, if you're writing the paragraph for a newspaper, I believe that you always use quotation marks (the Associated Press guidelines are goofy). That's because the AP Stylebook was written for stories that are filed over the wire, and text formatting didn't use to be...

The formatting that you use for the title of a novel depends upon your audience, but for most formal writing it is fine to underline or italicize book titles. In my opinion italics are less distracting than underlining, but if you're publishing the paragraph or writing it for a class, you may...

I have some questions regarding punctuation with quotations. Please comment on the following sentences.Here are a few examples... Jimmy picked up the wrench and stated, "this is the perfect tool!" (Comma before quoatation, exclemation point inside of quotation) "This is the perfect tool!",...