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Re: quotes and commas in lyrics


From: Kieren MacMillan
Subject: Re: quotes and commas in lyrics
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 10:23:32 -0400

Hi Carl,

> "\"Some" -- "day,\"" is grammatically correct. Commas and periods usually go 
> inside the quotation mark, but other punctuation marks only if they are part 
> of the actual quotation.

Actually, that depends on the style guide being used by the particular 
publication, and regional conventions.
In the U.S., punctuation inside the quotes is almost universal, but in the U.K. 
and Canada, punctuation outside the quotes — often kerned to be slightly 
tighter — is a very common practice.

Cheers,
Kieren.


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