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Is there a recognised difference between: The Rise of "Logical Punctuation". and He said, "I've been outside". ? To me, "logical" punctuation in the first
by zwischenzug 15y ago
Is there a recognised difference between:
The Rise of "Logical Punctuation".
and
He said, "I've been outside".
?
To me, "logical" punctuation in the first case would be as written, and in the second case would be:
He said, "I've been outside.".
indicating that both the enclosing and enclosed sentence is complete.
- atakan_gurkan 15y agoPunctuation is supposed to remove ambiguities, and help you read and understand more easily. In your example He said, "I've been outside.". the collection of punctuation marks does very little for making the sentence more understandable, and (IMHO) looks ugly. The name "logical punctuation" is just a name for the style, do not take the word "logical" too literally.
- limmeau 15y agoPerhaps "compositional" would be more appropriate.
- vacri 15y agoIt's implicit in the closing quotes that you've reached a pause or end of some kind.
- zwischenzug 15y agoNot necessarily: He said, "I've been outside.", but I don't believe him.
- vacri 15y agoI don't see a conflict there: He said, "I've been outside", but I don't believe him. The period within the quotes adds nothing.
- zwischenzug 15y agoIt adds that that the sentence is complete. Consider: He said, "The world". vs He said, "The world.". vs He said, "The world [...]".
- angus77 15y agoNo, the second one would be written: He said, "I've been outside."