Although I always teach the standard U.S. rule in classes, I also always
mention the British pattern. I can't think of a strong reason why the
British version shouldn't be allowed here; the only thing that springs to
mind is that it leads to one extra punctuation mark if the quoted portion
ends in an abbreviation with a period. I know people may find the
post-quote period unaesthetic, but I figure that reaction is partly the
result of it being marked.


--- Bill Spruiell

On 11/20/13 10:13 AM, "Gregg Heacock" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Don,
>
>Thanks for putting us on the right track.
>
>While, I, too, felt there was a certain kind of elegance to containing
>that, otherwise, dangling period inside quote marks, I have found that
>with modern content, this convention could cause confusion.  When writing
>out how a user name should appear, I realized that putting the period
>inside my quote marks could make it seem as though the period should be
>included in the user name.
>
>Most of the British novels I read are written with such elegance that I
>am willing to accept the notion my fondness for our own conventions might
>be a bit parochial.
>
>I wonder what others think,
>
>Gregg
>
>
>
>
>
>---- Don Stewart <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Try this:
>> 
>> 
>>http://www.slate.com/articles/life/the_good_word/2011/05/the_rise_of_logi
>>cal_punctuation.html
>> 
>> Compare to the address given:
>> 
>> 
>>http://www.slate.com/articles/life/the_good_word/2011/05/the_rise_of_logi
>>cal_punctuation.htm
>> 
>> There's one "l" of a difference!
>> 
>> Don Stewart
>> soswriting.com
>> 
>> 
>> On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 4:08 PM, William Hillaker <
>> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> 
>> > This leads to a 404 page.
>> >
>> >
>> > Grace and Peace,
>> >
>> > William R. D. Hillaker, M.Div, M.A
>> > The Southwestern Classical Academy
>> > An International Baccalaureate World School
>> > [log in to unmask]
>> >
>> > "? the things about which men are agreed are apt to be the things
>>that are
>> > least worth holding; the really important things are the things about
>>which
>> > men will fight." -J. Gresham Machen
>> >
>> > >>> "Albert E. Krahn" <[log in to unmask]> 11/19/13 12:21 AM >>>
>> > Sometime last year someone put this up and asked if anyone had a
>>comment.
>> >
>> > Did anyone?
>> >
>> >
>> > 
>>http://www.slate.com/articles/life/the_good_word/2011/05/the_rise_of_logi
>>cal_punctuation.htm
>> >
>> > akra
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