Commas and Quotation Marks

[donbosco]

"Punctuation, such as periods and commas should be placed INSIDE of quotation marks."

Examples...

a. John stated, "There is no reason to allow heresy in the church."

b. Mary objected, "Stop eating the ice cream," but Steven kept on eating.

https://bmats.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Turabian-Manual-Supplement.pdf

 

[sringwal]

There are, however, exceptions. These include citing after the quotation mark, or using an exclamation point or question mark, that were not originally in the quotation mark, for emphasis.

 

[donbosco]

There are, however, exceptions. These include citing after the quotation mark, or using an exclamation point or question mark, that were not originally in the quotation mark, for emphasis.

So the rule should read: "When a period or a comma is the appropriate punctuation, they should be placed INSIDE of the quotation marks."

Will you accept that?

 

[sringwal]

So the rule should read: "When a period or a comma is the appropriate punctuation, they should be placed INSIDE of the quotation marks."

Will you accept that?

Absolutely.

 

[UNCatTech]

There are, however, exceptions. These include citing after the quotation mark, or using an exclamation point or question mark, that were not originally in the quotation mark, for emphasis.

Well it's English, of course there are exceptions.

 

[aGDevil2k]

I thought the question was going to be

"Things AI refuses to use, or overuses, but never uses correctly for $500!"

 

[donbosco]

Absolutely.

Have to point out that both the Chicago Manual and Turabian cover the situations you brought up but as a stand-alone statement the modification is better.

 

[donbosco]

I thought the question was going to be

"Things AI refuses to use, for $500!"

Could be "Things teen-agers refuse to use, for $1000!"

 

[aGDevil2k]

I fuss at Gemini all the time for putting random words in quotations. STOP IT

 

[sringwal]

I fuss at Gemini all the "time" for putting "random" words in quotations. STOP "IT"

FIFY

 

[aGDevil2k]

FIFY

Multiple emoji "reactions" needed.. Hard to choose just one

 

[SnoopRob]

I, as the author of any work I produce, am the master of my commas and periods and quotation marks and will put them wherever I believe they best fit.

If that is unacceptable to others, then they are not required to read my work.

 

[NYCBlueBlood]

I hate putting the punctuation inside the quotation marks when I am ending the sentence with a word/ phrase and using quotes to denote "irony". It looks weird to me.

 

[Ddseddse]

 

[sringwal]

Sometimes, however, there is value in ambiguity.

 

[mpaer]

I Like this thread
I no longer pretend to know what I am doing in regards to all this
I have about one word per sentence I have to spell check I actually limit my desired vocabulary because..I no longer can spell
I am worn out after all that. Don't get me wrong it makes me laugh

 

[UNCatTech]

I Like this thread
I no longer pretend to know what I am doing in regards to all this
I have about one word per sentence I have to spell check I actually limit my desired vocabulary because..I no longer can spell
I am worn out after all that. Don't get me wrong it makes me laugh

As bad as my English, grammar, and spelling are it's amazing to think they have actually improved greatly over the years. It's amazing that I graduated high school.

 

[Rock]

I literally searched for this rule about a month ago because I still sometimes get confused about it. Something just seems off with the way I approach it.

I think forums inherently have you quoting people a lot, not using the quote feature here, but actually going “I love cheese.” And right there assuming I put the period inside the quote marks but not always being certain. Blah blah.

 

[BillOfRights]

I have acquiesced to the new "one space after the period at the end of the sentence" rule, so I humbly ask that the rest of the English-speaking world join me in placing the comma and period OUTSIDE of the quotation marks where they belong.

 

[ZenMode]

I have acquiesced to the new "one space after the period at the end of the sentence" rule,