Re: U.S. vs. British Quotes

Subject: Re: U.S. vs. British Quotes
From: Mark Magennis <markmagennis -at- YAHOO -dot- COM>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 00:56:48 -0700

---Thomas Quine <thomas -dot- quine -at- NCOMPASSLABS -dot- COM> wrote:
>

> The disadvantage to British punctuation is mainly typographical.
> Punctuation looks a little awkward hanging outside the quotes.

Unless, like me, you're British. In which case punctuation looks a
little awkward hanging *inside* the quotes :-)
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