Surely when the " stands for inches, the rule no longer applies. 

Nancy L. Tuten, PhD
Professor of English
Director of the Writing-across-the-Curriculum Program
Columbia College
Columbia, South Carolina
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-----Original Message-----
From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Veit, Richard
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 11:48 PM
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Subject: a punctuation question

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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