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Because style dictates placing the period before the quotation. Simple as that; just an arbitrary syntax rule.
by dclowd9901 11y ago
Because style dictates placing the period before the quotation. Simple as that; just an arbitrary syntax rule.
- zuminator 11y agoMore precisely it's US style. British style puts the full stop outside the quote unless it's part of the quotation. http://www.thepunctuationguide.com/british-versus-american-style.html http://www.thepunctuationguide.com/british-versus-american-s...