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A period is always placed inside quotes, it is never put outside of quotes. "This is incorrect". "It should be written like so." "It should also not do this. "
The reason for the convention is actually a mechanical, printing issue. In the old days of manual typeset, a period after the quotes was vulnerable to falling off or being cut off because the period was off to the side.
Interestingly, the British convention is the opposite -- the period is outside of quotes.
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No, British English is not 'the opposite' to the American system regarding the position of the period (full stop). In British English, the placement of the period depends upon the structure of the sentence and is more logical -if it applies to the quote, then it's within the quotation marks; if it applies to the sentence that contains the quote, then it is placed outsidethe quotation marks.
For example: # "The horse was black." (inside quotation marks) # George said that the "horse was black". (outside quotation marks)
In the first case, the period applies to the quotation. In the second case, the period applies to the sentence that contains the quotation.
What else can I help you with?
In a dialogue what punctuation is put around the spoken word?
Quotation marks are put around the spoken words in a dialogue.
What punctuation are put around a spoken word?
Quotation marks are used around spoken words to indicate dialogue in written text.
What punctuation marks are put arounf the spoken words?
Quotation Marks. "Hey Sue, how's it going?" "Great, thank you!" Remember to put all punctuation marks before the closing quotation.
How do you quote dialog?
You put the quotation marks around what was said, start a new paragraph for each speaker, and put any punctuation marks inside the quotation marks.
In what punctuation marks are put around the spoken words?
They are called quotation marks and are "......"
Is punctuation placed inside or outside of quotation marks?
It depends where you live. In the USA punctuation is placed inside the quotes, like this: "My dog is brown." but in Britain, it is placed outside the quotation marks, like this "My dog is brown".
Do you put quotes after the period or before a period when you put quotes around the last word in a sentence?
In American English, the period goes inside the quotation marks. For example, "She went to the store." In British English, the period goes outside the quotation marks unless it is part of the quoted text. For example, 'He said "hello".'
Does the punctuation go before quotation marks or after?
It depends if the quotation is a question or statement. If the quote is a question, the quotation mark goes before the punctuation; if the quotation requires a period, the marks goes outside of the statement.
Which type of punctuation signals the reader that the information is a direct quotation?
Quotation marks signal to the reader that the information is a direct quotation.
Where do you put a period at the end of quotation marks or in the quotation marks?
In the quotation marks.
What are question marks quotation and question marks called?
The combination of a question mark with quotation marks is used to indicate a question within a quote. This punctuation is referred to as a question within a question or a quoted question.
How do I use quotation marks in APA style?
In APA style, use double quotation marks to enclose direct quotes from sources. Place the punctuation inside the quotation marks. Use single quotation marks for quotes within quotes.
