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B5F1
British vs. American Usage
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There is some confusion over whether to place commas and
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periods inside or outside ending quotation marks, possibly
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because British usage differs from American usage.
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American style manuals, however, are all in agreement:
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commas and periods always go inside closing quotation
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marks. Colons and semicolons go outside the quotation
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marks.
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