With quotes setting off an expression, American practice is to put the
period inside, and British is to put the period outside, I think. The
Chicago Manual of Style (or at least, the 14th edition - I don't have
the newest one) doesn't seem to address the "quotes with expressions"
topic head-on, but does have examples of expression-marking quotes with
commas inside the quotes, so I'm assuming periods behave similarly.  The
inches question, I'm clueless on.

 

 

---  Bill Spruiell

 

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And does putting the period outside the last quote also apply to all
quotes setting of an expression rather than an actual quote?
 
Ah, to speak the Queen's English!
 
Geoff

> Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:48:02 -0400
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> Subject: a punctuation question
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> I was asked a punctuation question I can't answer, and I am looking
for informed help:
> 
> Does the "punctuation within quotes" rule hold true if you're talking
about heights? Which way should I end the sentence? 5'11." or 5'11".
> 
> My seat-of-the-pants answer is period last in a case like this where
the " symbol is not being used as a quotation mark, but that is only an
impression. I would be grateful for information from others who know the
convention.
> 
> Dick Veit
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