By American English, Punctuation

Please note that American English likes to place the final punctuation mark inside a title or quotation, even though it doesn't form part of it.The British regard this practice as illogical.AmE: He's always wanted to read "Moby Dick," "Oliver Twist" and...

Hi Monalisatuan, Mostly it's good. I think you need to capitalize "Western" and remember that there is no space BEFORE the punctuation mark. I believe "car park" is British English, while "parking lot" is American English. I changed the part about "called" because it's NOT really called that....

Commas and periods go inside the quotation marks only in American English. I'm American, so they look great that way; but I'm not sure it would be helpful to teach this in Europe. I normally just tell my students how the British do it.

JaCKo__007 wrote: A coma question! I've found that American based writers use commas after 'i.e.', but what of it in British English and does it then apply to eg. as well? Does a comma go after i.e. or e.g.? Both abbreviations i.e. and e.g. are preceded by a mark of punctuation, usually a...

For american English, a period ending a sentence should always go inside the quotation marks. A question mark ending a sentence goes inside the quotation marks if you are quoting a question, outside if you are asking a question, inside if both. You should never have punctuation both inside and...

In British English the punctuation goes within the quotation marks when the quotation is a complete sentence, but when the quotation is only an excerpt of the whole quotation the punctuation goes outside the quotation marks. In American English it is different.

Thethenothere123 wrote: Grammar Geek wrote:I haven't read through all the pages on this topic, but has anyone commented on how NON-homogeneous UK and US English is? It's not like there's one "British English" or one "American English" unless you're been to broadcasting school. Someone from...

Yoong Liat wrote:the longest river in China, that flows eastward from Tibet to the China Sea. It is also called the Yangtze.Is it correct to have a comma after 'China' when 'that' is used? IMO, if 'which' is used, then a comma is required.IMO, when 'that' is used, the comma after 'China' is not...

1- Quelqu'un a pris ma montre. = Someone has taken my watch. 2- Quand a-t-il téléphoné ? = When did he call ? 3- Il était en train de sortir quand l'incendie éclata.He was (just) leaving when the fire started/broke out. 4- Il quitta la maison quand l'incendie éclata.He left the house...

Hi Believer,In American English, "on" and "upon" are used interchangeably. I would say all of the following are correct, but vary in their level of formality -- 1 being the most formal; 4 being the most informal. The charity is totally dependent upon money from the public.The charity is totally...