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Using quotation marks in your document? Keep commas and periods inside

Posted on December 14, 2018 by The dutty is "the ground," the foundation, the earth--just like words are part of the foundation on which I build my life.

In American English, place commas and periods inside the closing quotation mark (unlike British English). This practice came from a time when type was set by hand. The delicate period and comma outside of quotation marks at the end of … Continue reading →

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