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According to The Blue Book of Grammar and Education<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Rule 1: Periods and commas always go inside quotation marks, even inside single quotes.
<\/span>
Examples:
The sign changed from “Walk,” to “Don’t Walk,” to “Walk” again within 30 seconds.
She said, “Hurry up.”
She said, “He said, ‘Hurry up.'”
<\/span>
**************************************************************************<\/p>\n

First off, it’s nice to see the Blue Book people finally branch out from the used car market.<\/p>\n

Secondly, I have been aware of this rule for a long time, but I just can’t stomach it in certain circumstances. <\/p>\n

He said, “Have a nice day.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Okay, the above sentence makes sense — I don’t mind having the period inside the quote.<\/p>\n

The problem, however, was his definition of “nice.”<\/span> <\/p>\n

Agh! I hate it! Why is that period in the quote? The quotation marks are acting on the word! Not the sentence! Punctuation, get out of my quotes!<\/p>\n

The problem, however, was his definition of “nice”.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ah, my rage is receding.<\/p>\n

I’m just announcing here, that I am not abiding by this rule foisted upon us by unaccountable grammarians!<\/p>\n

Screw you, “jerks”!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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