Punctuation Inside Or Outside Quotes Uk
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Punctuation inside or outside quotes uk. Calvin spealman on october 05 2007 8 10 pm. What is the active. Outside or inside before or after. Punctuation inside quotations punctuation that appears in the original text should be used in the quotation.
Read on to find out why and lessen the confusion. Single quotes and double quotes as a general rule british usage has in the past usually preferred single quotes for ordinary use but double quotes are now increasingly common. Unless the punctuation is part of the quoted material it goes outside the quotation marks. In the uk the tendency is to place them outside.
The use of quotation marks also called inverted commas is very slightly complicated by the fact that there are two types. A quick search on the sfep forums reveals that punctuating quotes is an area that trips many of us up and not just those with less experience. Quotation marks and direct quotations. First there is nothing very logical about it.
The convention is universal for direct quotations. American usage has always preferred double. All take periods in american english. American and british quotation marks kalsangdorjee on october 05 2007 2 12 pm.
Punctuating quotes can be a bit of a minefield as luke finley points out. In the us periods and commas are placed inside quotation marks. The answer is both yes and no. It has been observed by others that technical writing has migrated to punctuation outside the quotes in order to stay consistant with places were we cannot be ambiguous with the quoted content.
Quotes without a colon end with the quotation mark inside the full stop like this. Mr mrs and ms. Something i find interesting is the marked tendency of. British english places the punctuation inside the quotation marks just as other forms of english parentheses work in a similar fashion there are however variations in british publishing practice when not making a direct quote but the conventions are not entirely straightforward.
Does punctuation go inside quotation marks. British style more sensibly places unquoted periods and commas outside the quotation marks. The debate about logical punctuation suggests two things. For all other punctuation the british and american styles are in agreement.