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To: RosieCotton

The one punctuation tic you seem to have is sometimes you place the punctuation outside of the quotes:

"Let's go", he said. - Should be
"Let's go," he said.


7,112 posted on 12/12/2004 6:22:38 PM PST by JenB (I will not turn into a snake. It doesn't help.)
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To: JenB

I think I'm overcoming that one...did it a lot a few years ago and got repeatedly slapped on the hand for it (figuratively, that is).

Now...should that period be after the )?

Heh...I guess this is why God invented editors. Or inspired someone to, anyway. ;-)


7,114 posted on 12/12/2004 6:24:28 PM PST by RosieCotton (He is a very shallow critic who cannot see an eternal rebel in the heart of a conservative. - GKC)
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