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Punctuation Question - 07-26-2007, 01:52 PM


In another thread I wrote:

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Did you order the "Pelican 1510 Divider Case (Case w/ Divider Set)?"
I think I followed the punctuation rules correctly for the question mark, but it sure looks squirrelly ...

SIDE NOTE: What's funny is that squirrelly can be also be written as squirrely just depends which dictionary you be looking at ...

Anybody have a better suggestion concerning the question mark placement???


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I would think that since the question mark pertains to to the statement that started before the quotes - it should have ended after the quotes...

Did you order the "Pelican 1510 Divider Case (Case w/ Divider Set)" ?

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I would think that since the question mark pertains to to the statement that started before the quotes - it should have ended after the quotes...

Did you order the "Pelican 1510 Divider Case (Case w/ Divider Set)" ?

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07-26-2007, 01:59 PM


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I would think that since the question mark pertains to to the statement that started before the quotes - it should have ended after the quotes...

Did you order the "Pelican 1510 Divider Case (Case w/ Divider Set)" ?
I just looked it up in "The Gregg Reference Manual" (some one had it in their office) which is supposed to be the authority on these kinds of things and it says that it should read:

Did you order the "Pelican 1510 Divider Case (Case w/ Divider Set)"?


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