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Old 10-25-2010, 03:48 AM   #153
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Originally Posted by FizzyWater View Post
I don't know if it's because I've read British fiction over the years or if it just seems to make more sense to me, but I go with the British punctuation rule in cases like this. I think the American rule is illogical.
The British rule is that commas and full stops only go inside quotes if they form a part of the material being quoted. The American rule is that they always go inside the quotes.
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