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In the British style what is the rule if the quotation ends in punctuation? Do they include additional punctuation outside the quotation, since presumably the p
by Harvey-Specter 9y ago
In the British style what is the rule if the quotation ends in punctuation? Do they include additional punctuation outside the quotation, since presumably the punctuation inside the quotation doesn't count as ending the sentence?
I'm thinking of a sentence like:
> Bill said "I prefer American style."
Would the British write it as follows?
> Bill said "I prefer American style.".
- dghf 9y agoNo, we'd write it the first way, even if the quotation ended with punctuation not appropriate to the sentence as a whole: e.g. > Bill asked "Do you prefer American style?" even though the sentence, taken as a whole, is a statement rather than a question.