If @MillerHighLife is the "Champagne of Beers", I wonder what sparkling wine is the "Beer of Champagnes”.
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So, when it comes to syntax, you're fine with breaking rules?
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I’m with Neil on this one. That punctuation isn’t part of the quotation in my mind.
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Sorry, but that's the rule in the US.
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I know I read you saying that already. My point is that it doesn’t make sense to me, so I’m in Neil’s camp.
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Do you approach every rule in that manner?
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Nope!
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Thanks! That was very informative. Basically what I gathered (unless my comprehension deceives me, which is very likely) is that it really doesn’t matter which way it is, but it’s more aesthetically appealing to put it inside the quotes.
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It seems like a dumb rule, right? That suggests the words inside the quotation makes are the sentence, not the entirety of the comment.
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I love that I'm not the only one that thinks this.
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Rules are meant to be followed, unless they are dumb rules. In which case breaking them is appropriate and encouraged.
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My English professor always tells the story about how his friend is an astrophysicist from MIT and doesn’t adhere to grammar rules and no one ever says anything cause who is gonna tell someone with 4 PhDs they’re wrong
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Yeah the universe says you’re wrong because you don’t adhere to English grammar rules?
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The punctuation goes inside the quotes IF said punctuation is part of the quote. “Get it?” Good.
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No, not in the US.
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Google it and see.
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I only follow it when it looks "right". Which it wouldn't in that sentence.
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Whimsy in syntax? No. There are rules for the sake of clarity and consistency.
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That rule makes no sense, though. The US also avoids the metric system. We aren't the smartest cats out here.
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That rule didn't even exist until a few years ago.
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Sorry, no. It's a fairly old rule.
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LOL! Not nearly as old as me. I graduated high school at 16 in 1962. It didn't exist them.

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