Beth Benoit wrote: <<In the United States, periods and commas go inside quotation marks regardless of logic. But even if the sense of the sentence doesn't seem right, the comma and period are still inside. In American style, then, you would write: My favorite poem is Robert Frost's "Design." But in England you would write: My favorite poem is Robert Frost's "Design".>>
From a puzzled Brit: what happens with semi-colons? If, in the US, full stops [sic] go inside quotation marks in the above situation, then (logically?) so should semi-colons. Paul Smith wrote: <<I'm a conscientious objector with respect to that rule.>> Me too, until I was beaten into submission by copy editors of US journals. Allen Esterson London [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
