I have much to talk about. Not sure why.
Just random stuff that crosses my mind, and I think, "oh I should totally blog about that!" ... then it's gone. Then it's back!
...... before I continue. Grammar police out there, answer this.
I should know this.... When putting something in quotations. Is the period or exclaimation point come before or after the end quotation mark? See above.
I think technically it comes before the end quotation mark (as you've done above) although to be honest I sometimes just write it in whichever way I think looks best for the particular thing I'm writing!
ReplyDeleteThanks Matt79.
ReplyDeleteI agree.
Neither is really wrong.
ReplyDeletehttp://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/quotation.htm
:)
Oh yes, I've had several of those "gotta post THIS" moments then nothing, nada, zilch. We'll anxiously await the moment you have diarrea of the fingers. =)
ReplyDeleteIt's correct except the "oh" would be capitalized. When you put a complete sentence that was said or noted in quotations, you put the punctuation inside the quotations with it; however, if you are quoting something that is quoted within a sentence, then the punctuation goes outside the quotations. Example of outside quotation: She had said that was an "obvious statement".
ReplyDeleteAs hammered into my brain by an English grammar teacher, the punctuation is supposed to come before the quotations. :) That is all. Love, Elizabeth Singleton
ReplyDeleteInside the quotations. The big formatting and style guides (MLA, APA, etc.) all use this approach. And because almost all scholarly, professional, and collegiate writing are based on these guides, it's the way to go.
ReplyDeleteHowever, this is your blog. Which means that you can do whatever you want!
"I do what I want!" - my brother Andy