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

It depends on whom you ask. I'm sure nearly all Americans would use a comma after May 29 and probably the majority of Britons too. However, some British newspapers such as The Guardian have a dislike for commas in dates and write the date as

(1) There are many island nations, e. g., Japan, Iceland, the Philippines, etc. (2) Mr. Smith is very wealthy, i. e., rich. (3) There are many island nations ( e. g., Japan....). (4) Mr. Smith is wealthy (i. e., rich). (5) There are many island

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

Well, I can finally put this one to bed: In The Grammar Bible, which I love as a reference, it states that "the comma and the period go inside the closing quotation marks at all times. There are no exceptions to this rule" (Strumpf and

I am an American school teacher with two degrees and 23 years of experience. This sentence is a classic example of a "run-on" sentence. I get tired before I get to the end of it (LOL). One hint is to break it up at the comma. Remember,

Would you say "You're as slow as me?" or "You're as slow as I am?" I believe the poster is following the American convention for the use of quotes. I assume you'd agree that the first question mark is

I believe the poster is following the American convention for the use of quotes. I assume you'd agree that the first question mark is superfluous, but is the American convention really to put the final question mark inside the quotes? I

I agree with Wordy. Many, many years ago, a comma was needed in BrE. Nowadays, there is, indeed, a difference between British and American English. In AmE a comma is needed, but in BrE, a comma is no longer required. Other examples are is Mr,