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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.