American printing convention places the period and the comma always within the quotation marks and colons and semicolons always outside of them.

The semicolon is used in a series that has been introduced by a colon. Otherwise, it is used in place of a period to join two sentences which are so close in meaning that a period would set them apart.

Hi, Ther is no absolute rule about this. I always use a comma. Clive I seem to remember from typing class about 100 years ago that we use the comma in personal letters, the colon in business or more formal letters. Things have

When do you place a comma after the salutation and when to you place a colon?

Hi, Actually, when you are writing a formal letter never use a comma after addressing who the letter is to. The proper puncuation is a colon (:), not a comma. I see nothing at all wrong with a comma. Example "Dear whom it may

Actually, when you are writing a formal letter never use a comma after addressing who the letter is to. The proper puncuation is a colon (:), not a comma. Example "Dear whom it may concern:"

Thanks, everyone. According to The American Heritage Guide to Contemporary Usage and Style: With other punctuation Put commas and periods inside closing quotation marks; put colons and semicolons outside. Other punctuation, such as exclamation

Jingtian, The New York Times style book says: periods and commas, in American usage, always go inside the closing quotation marks, regardless of grammatical logic. Another source gives this example: ...two complete thoughts joined by

Hi, 1.They say, 'come sunshine or high water, the post will get delivered' More accurately, this is the common saying. Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their

1.They say, 'come sunshine or high water, the post will get delivered' is the first clause grammatically correct, if so what is it? a phrasal adverb? and what does it describe? if i were to change the 2nd clause to active voice: come