Paul Zablocki
I mostly write about grammar and food/booze, but there are occasional exceptions. Peace and equality.
The Closing Quotation Mark Dilemma
Three simple rules to keep your punctuation marks in their right placeMy biggest punctuation pet peeve involves quotation marks. I get very self-righteous and snobby whenever I espy misplaced ones. If you don’t know the first thing about using quotation marks in relation to other punctuation in standard American English, dear reader, read on. These are the three simple rules you must follow. 1. Periods and commas always precede closing, or end, quotation marks. Examples: Mary said, “I truly, madly, knee-deeply love you, Joe.”Paul Zablocki5 min read