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14-01-2019, 12:12 PM
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Re: Grammatical query.

I Googled it once but got bored and started looking at exotic underwear.
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14-01-2019, 12:31 PM
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I think I agree with this...Place any punctuation which does not belong to the quote outside the quotation marks (except closing punctuation if the quote is also the end of the sentence)

That's if you can understand it!!
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14-01-2019, 12:40 PM
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Re: Grammatical query.

Originally Posted by ruthio ->
I think I agree with this...Place any punctuation which does not belong to the quote outside the quotation marks (except closing punctuation if the quote is also the end of the sentence)
I would, probably always, place any punctuation which does not belong to the quote outside the quotation marks .....
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Depends on how sober the typissed is, too many bevvies may render the poster Punchuation Drunk.
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14-01-2019, 12:45 PM
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Does anyone really know? Having read plenty of books in my life time, I have noticed all sorts of grammatical styles. Who is right, who is wrong? That fool James Joyce springs to mind, he just did his own thing but still managed to produce World famous books
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14-01-2019, 01:06 PM
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Re: Grammatical query.

Originally Posted by Dextrous63 ->
Hi. My query is where to put the full stop when using quotation (and other grammatical) marks. I was brought up to believe that the full stop/question mark etc should be kept within the quotes.

Thus
"dooby dooby doo." is correct, whereas "dooby dooby do". is incorrect.

Advice from the wise would be welcome.
Inside the quotes is correct, as in your first example.
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"Get a life!". Springs to mind.
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Re: Grammatical query.

Originally Posted by spitfire ->
Depends on how sober the typissed is, too many bevvies may render the poster Punchuation Drunk.
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Originally Posted by EZ Rider ->
"Get a life!". Springs to mind.
That's all very well, and I see the wink!

But when so many people post stuff like photo's and so on it makes you want to tear your hair out, so when does an ignoramus become a pedant?
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"The teacher", said the vicar, "is a silly ass".
The teacher said the vicar is a silly ass.
 
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