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grammar/punctuation help
03-27-2012, 04:04 PM
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grammar/punctuation help
I need an answer asap for a newspaper ad.

Don't think you're a "church person?" or

Don't think you're a "church person"?

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03-27-2012, 04:34 PM (This post was last modified: 03-27-2012 04:36 PM by dthatcher.)
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RE: grammar/punctuation help
Disregard [In the US, the punctuation ALWAYS goes inside the quotation marks.]

see here: http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/quotes.asp
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03-27-2012, 05:52 PM
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RE: grammar/punctuation help
Quote: Rule 2
The placement of question marks with quotes follows logic. If a question is in quotation marks, the question mark should be placed inside the quotation marks.

Examples:
She asked, "Will you still be my friend?"

Do you agree with the saying, "All's fair in love and war"?
Here the question is outside the quote.

So I think it would be this: Don't think you're a "church person"? (This matches the second example.)
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03-27-2012, 06:37 PM
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RE: grammar/punctuation help
Here's a guide to the proper use of quotes.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/2331/saturday-...ett-brauer
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03-27-2012, 10:14 PM
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RE: grammar/punctuation help
The answer is 'No, I don't think I'm a church person.'
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03-28-2012, 10:24 AM
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I went with the correct version. Big Grin
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03-29-2012, 12:00 AM
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Pastor's wife is correct. /lateagreementwithcorrectpunctuationrule.
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