The comma goes inside the quote marks.
In America. Not in England.
I just said that you're pretty. Even when you're covered in...engine grease, you're... No, especially, especially when you're covered in engine grease.
Simon ,'Jaynestown'
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DavidS - Aug 29, 2010 7:11:39 pm PDT #578 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
billytea - Aug 29, 2010 7:21:58 pm PDT #579 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
In America. Not in England.
I was wondering about that. My reaction was, "The comma isn't part of the quote. Why would it go in the quote marks?"
Zenkitty - Aug 29, 2010 7:25:28 pm PDT #580 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
The comma goes inside the quote marks.
Oh, goodness, the number of arguments I've had over this point. I become weary of it all. Charles, bring me my tonic! faints
Strix - Aug 29, 2010 7:26:43 pm PDT #581 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I stab in your general direction, Hec. Ptui!
O-A is American. Comma goes IN.
Polter-Cow - Aug 29, 2010 7:36:17 pm PDT #582 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
IN!
omnis_audis - Aug 29, 2010 7:45:02 pm PDT #583 of 30000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
and the pacifist starts a war. :: sigh ::
My reaction was, "The comma isn't part of the quote. Why would it go in the quote marks?"In this, I am English (or Australian). Alas, I live in America, so I corrected it.
Would a disclaimer that says "I suk @ grammer and puntuation n speling" help?
(oh boy, that last line is going to make a lot of eyes wince)
Seriously, thank you all for the help.
eta: A few more edits. Some format clean up. Bullet points for the 6 things. Remove some comma run on sentences. Removed some parenthetical statements. Hopefully improved, and not compounded the errors.
omnis_audis - Aug 29, 2010 8:05:37 pm PDT #584 of 30000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Um. Is this gal in a wedding dress in her pictures? [link] It sure looks like it. Nothing against divorced folk. But it's an interesting choice for pictures on a dating site, no?
javachik - Aug 29, 2010 8:35:49 pm PDT #585 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
I can't stop myself; it's a sickness.The comma goes inside the quote marks.
Yeah, only if what's in the quotes is not a fragment. Plus, totally changes depending on which style guide is your master.
DavidS - Aug 29, 2010 9:08:20 pm PDT #586 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I only mention it because (this is one of the rare instances where) I think the British version makes more sense. Generally the British version makes more nonsense, which has its appeal.
I'm gonna have to cite a writer, not a writer's guide, (and you know which one I think is the higher authority) and note that John Gardner argues that at a certain level of competence punctuation is a matter of style rather than rule.
I will also point to the historical fact that most matters of grammar (and taste, for that matter) are issues of class rather than logic. That choosing one over the other is a kind of boundary enforcement, not the flower of inevitable, transcendent RIGHTNESS.
Strix - Aug 29, 2010 9:12:35 pm PDT #587 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I think I found the paint color I want for my hallway going up the stairs: Blue Peacock (Sherwin-Williams)