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Subject:Re: Commas and Quotes From:Williams Diane <Williams_Diane -at- DOTE -dot- OSD -dot- MIL> Date:Fri, 6 Dec 1996 09:20:55 -0500
Hey, y'all! Don't forget there is a distinct difference in style between
the USA and UK for commas and periods going inside or outside quotes.
There is even a difference in the USA when the U.S. Code of Federal
Regulations has published ammendments to public laws. You'll see:
changed "now" to "not". This goes strictly against the usual America
custom of always putting commas and periods within the closing quote
whether part of the quote or not.
Diane Williams
Walcoff & Associates, Inc.
Technical Editor/Writer
OSD, DOT&E
DWilliams -at- dote -dot- osd -dot- mil
