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Old 09-27-2010, 11:12 AM   #162
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Right, I agree. In the sentence:

What does someone mean when they say it's "just not right"?

the question mark belongs outside the quotes. As you say, it's the main sentence that's a question, not the item in quotes. And I agree with your point about following punctuation, too, and the CMOS - and Word - has it wrong.
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