Re: Let's examine a Douchebag Willie Grammar Flame!

> Cujo DeSockpuppet wrote:
> 
> <snip>
> It's all you've whined about for days, Douchebag. I notice you won't
> admit I'm right, so see if No-Nads can offer you some slurpage instead.
> 
> Here you go, Dreckweasel:
> 
> Kooks love playing Grammar Gestapo. Ever notice that, Kook?
> 
> But to answer your incorrect assessment, I'll point out the following:
> 
> "When quotation marks are used at the end of a sentence, the placement
> of the period depends on whether the quote is a comple te sentence or a
> phrase.
> 
> If the quote is a complete sentence, the period is placed inside the
> closing quotation mark. For example:
> 
> She said, "I'm going to the store."
> 
> If the quote is only a phrase, the period is placed outside the closing
> quotation mark. For example:
> 
> She said she was going to "the store on Main Street".
> 
> Note that this rule applies to American English.
> 



No, that rule applies to British English. The rule for American
English is:
"Put the period inside the quotation marks. (This is a rule without exception.)"
https://cmosshoptalk.com/2020/10/20/commas-and-periods-with-quotation-marks/


> 
> In British English, the
> period is typically placed outside the closing quotation mark, even for
> complete sentences."
> 



Wrong again. The rule of British English is to treat commas and
periods the same as other punctuation marks, and put them
outside the quotation marks unless they form part of the quoted
material (in which case they go inside).

<further frothing by Kevin snipped> 


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