Both British and Australian English observes the `comma inside' practice in
literary texts. The practice is called `the fiction-convention comma'. Under
that convention, the comma stays inside the direct-speech sequence: `I
really am hungry,' said John. But that comma is supposed to be confined to
fiction. (Ghastly, really, and quite illogical.)
Sophie
----- Original Message -----
From: Reinhold Schlieper <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2001 12:45 AM
Subject: Re: A simple question?


> Some handbook somewhere and somewhen mentioned that the "period and
> comma always inside" rule is an American typesetters' convention.  I
> have seen it frequently transgressed against in Australian and British
> text.  And I know that German doesn't abide by it at all.
>
> ==Reinhold
>
>
> "Glauner, Jeff" wrote:
> >
> > Some style guides disagree on this point, but the MLA (Modern Language
> > Association) style guide places commas inside quotation marks.
> >
> > One problem in your sentence, however, is that quotation marks that
occur
> > within other quotation marks are single instead of double symbols:  "The
> > sculpture, 'The Discus Thrower,' was beautiful to behold."
> >
> > I'll leave the question that might arise of whether the name of an
artwork
> > should be in italics or enclosed in quotation marks for another day.
> >
> > Jeff Glauner
> > Associate Professor of English
> > Park University, Box 1303
> > 8700 River Park Drive
> > Parkville MO 64152
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> > http://www.park.edu/jglauner/index.htm
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rabinowitz, Jennifer [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 2:43 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: A simple question?
> >
> > Hello one and all,
> >
> > I have a question.  Is the placement of commas inside the quotation
marks
> > correct in this sentence:  "The sculpture,"Discus Thrower," was
beautiful to
> > behold."  That is, are commas always inside quotations?
> >
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