On 24/05/12 23:17, Doug wrote:
On 05/24/2012 05:04 PM, Johnny Rosenberg wrote:
/snip/
I find it odd to have a comma inside a quote, but that's maybe another
story.
It is standard American usage to put a comma inside, rather than outside, a
close quote. This differs from British usage.
?? I don't think so.
He said, "hello." "Goodbye," she replied.
is precisely the usage I was taught many years ago in my "English
English" education. I'll see what Partridge and Fowler have to say if I
can find them :-)
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Mike Scott
Harlow, Essex, England
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