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::ENX: Placing punctuation outside the marks for terms only ''is'' the main difference between the conventions -- it's basically the only reason I'm asking. Also, for clarification to everyone, "UK convention" and "US convention" are basically, like, the names -- both conventions are used about the same frequency on both sides of the Atlantic. | ::ENX: Placing punctuation outside the marks for terms only ''is'' the main difference between the conventions -- it's basically the only reason I'm asking. Also, for clarification to everyone, "UK convention" and "US convention" are basically, like, the names -- both conventions are used about the same frequency on both sides of the Atlantic. | ||
::So, just for clarification -- all I'm requesting is that ENX's sample sentence would be worded that way. I like UK convention because it doesn't merge punctuation into things that didn't already have punctuation. That's it. {{User:KrytenKoro/Sig}} 14:41, 30 January 2015 (UTC) | ::So, just for clarification -- all I'm requesting is that ENX's sample sentence would be worded that way. I like UK convention because it doesn't merge punctuation into things that didn't already have punctuation. That's it. {{User:KrytenKoro/Sig}} 14:41, 30 January 2015 (UTC) | ||
:::Naturally, you put the punctuations inside of quotes, but when using them for terms is a different matter. Actually, one of my English teachers last year talked about this to the class and we had a small debate on it. I don't remember what the class said or he said in the end, though. My problem is doing this ("Woeflower.") is because I honestly don't like it as it makes no sense to me. By putting the period inside of the sentence, it's like you're quoting someone, and not truly ending the sentence. It's a peeve of mine, really. I do it in the US convention for school, because that's what English teachers told us to do based that whatever official society that decides these things. Honestly, it's not that big of a deal. We do use American English, after all, and that is like the only rule I take from the British/International English when writing stories.--{{User:NinjaSheik/Sig}} 00:09, 31 January 2015 (UTC) | |||