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Subject:RE: Using Punctuation in and out of Quotes From:"Goldstein, Dan" <DGoldstein -at- DeusTech -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Fri, 8 Oct 2004 10:39:48 -0400
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Justin Ressler
> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 10:20 AM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: Using Punctuation in and out of Quotes
>
> ...I am more apt to follow logic than silly conventions based on the
> printing press, if that is truly why we Americans do it that
> way...
That's an interesting attitude. Do you feel the same way about spelling?
Many spelling rules are based on "silly conventions" rather than logic.
Personally, I am more apt to follow the path that best serves my readers,
even if that path sometimes defies logic.
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