Hi, English teachers are an interesting bunch. </ speakingasone> I remember learning to use this ":-" (no quotes) instead of a quotation to introduce text.
In the U.K., punctuation with quotations is always about context. In the U.S., it's never about context for periods and commas, which always go inside. Check MLA style (used a lot in academia). I think this site uses MLA style, and it puts periods and commas inside the closing quotation: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/577/01/. (I don't have a copy of the book handy.) We use Chicago 15 (see section 6.8), and it does the same thing with quotations. So, I suppose the quesiton is, what reference material were the teachers in your school district using as a standard? Cheers. Sean -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dana Worley Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 2:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TCP] Article: Houston, We Have a Shuttle Typo On Friday, July 13, 2007, Brierley, Sean wrote: > In U.S. usage, commas and periods always go inside the closing > quotation mark, regardless of whether they belong. Sorry if I was confusing. > > So, U.S. is this: "Tree Sloth," "Fish Stick," and "Ocelot." > > U.K. is this: "Tree Sloth", "Fish Stick", and "Ocelot". I think it depends upon your English teacher when you learned this rule ;) I was always taught that punctuation placement was based on <gasp> context. There was no hard and fast always- outside/inside rule. So, even though I was born and raised in the Southern US, I use what I suppose is the British punctuation. DISCLAIMER: Important Notice ************************************************* This e-mail may contain information that is confidential, privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, do not duplicate or redistribute it by any means. Please delete it and any attachments and notify the sender that you have received it in error. Unintended recipients are prohibited from taking action on the basis of information in this e-mail.E-mail messages may contain computer viruses or other defects, may not be accurately replicated on other systems, or may be intercepted, deleted or interfered with without the knowledge of the sender or the intended recipient. If you are not comfortable with the risks associated with e-mail messages, you may decide not to use e-mail to communicate with IPC. IPC reserves the right, to the extent and under circumstances permitted by applicable law, to retain, monitor and intercept e-mail messages to and from its systems. ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
