Re: OT: I won't argue with this

GBinNC wrote:
bill horne <redydog@xxxxxxx> wrote:

And would you care to indicate what comma you believe is in the wrong
place -- and what the right place should be?

GB in NC

Yeah. Why isn't this:
But if you're looking for something "legal," try "thoughtless."
this instead:
But if you're looking for something "legal", try "thoughtless."

And for that matter, why is the period inside the quotes?

The comma and the period belong inside the quotation marks. Check it
out. I don't care where.

GB in NC

Well, damn me. You're right. I'll go hunt a crow tomorrow.

I seem to have gotten a slight British infection at some point in my life.
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In the American style, periods and commas are always placed inside the quotation marks, for typographical reasons. In the British style, periods and commas are placed inside the quotation marks only when they are part of the quoted material, which is the more logical placement.
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Maybe it's the "logical" part that appeals to me. I think I'll keep doing it their way anyway, and call it my contribution to cultural diversity.

--
bill
Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.
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