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Originally posted by dtb
The British way is to put the quotation marks before the punctuation mark, and the American way is to put them after the punctuation mark. When I see it in print (like, in a book or newspaper) I like the American way better, but when I'm typing my own things, I like it the British way. This is an instance where there is no right or wrong answer (unless, of course, a possibility of confusion exists.)
Given my helpful nature, and that I am a veritable font of grammar and usage information, I am hopeful that all of you will endeavor to follow grammar, usage and punctuation rules, so as to avoid causing me undue distress, which could have the (I flatter myself) nasty effect of an inability to read the oh-so-diverting things you heathens post.
Thank you.
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I think that a lot of American lawyers would say that the British way is wrong in American legal documents, and will timmy and correct it when they see it. I can't stand the way the American way looks, but I still do it just to follow custom.
