There's a US/UK split on common practice here. And it's more a typesetting question than an actual English usage question, as I see it. What about handwritesetting? :-) Maybe some would compromise by writing the fullstop or comma directly

I was taught in school, when I was growing up, that the ending quotation mark always goes after the period. ... different in classes like philosophy. I now basically put commas wherever there's a pause. Any tips for proper comma usage? I

I was taught in school, when I was growing up, that the ending quotation mark always goes after the period. ... are others that I can't think of examples for. I'd ask a prof., but it's summer so there's no school. There's a

I was taught in school, when I was growing up, that the ending quotation mark always goes after the period. However, in college, I'm noticing that's not always what is happening. Same as when I sometimes read news articles. Usage varies by

I was taught in school, when I was growing up, that the ending quotation mark always goes after the period. However, in college, I'm noticing that's not always what is happening. Same as when I sometimes read news articles. For example:

I was taught in school, when I was growing up, that the ending quotation mark always goes after the period. However, in college, I'm noticing that's not always what is happening. Same as when I sometimes read news articles. For example:

on 30 Oct 2003: All right, I know I've been taught proper usage/punctuation of ... Cs, etc. to the class." for usage, grammar and punctuation. You taught for someone who did that? Didn't you ever have a teacher who graded on a strict