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Raphael
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Re: English questions

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Thank you, everyone!
bradrn wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2024 8:11 pm
I did simplify a bit. My understanding of the rule is that the punctuation goes inside the quotes when it semantically belongs with the quote, and outside the quotes when it belongs with the surrounding sentence.
Well, that makes the most sense to me, too.
Richard W
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Re: English questions

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zompist wrote: Mon Oct 21, 2024 5:44 am I reckon y'all are getting Americanized. Y'all're gonna be writing "honor" and "Americanized" soon.
Locales have hit the latter hard for British usage. British spelling with OED preferences is an infrequent option.
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