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Placement of Period with Quotation Marks: A Clear Style Guide

In American English, periods and commas almost always sit inside closing quotation marks, regardless of whether they belong to the quote or the surrounding sentence. In British...

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MLA Site: Definition, Purpose, and How to Cite It

An MLA site refers to a web source cited according to the guidelines of the Modern Language Association (MLA) style, commonly used in humanities and liberal arts disciplines. Wh...

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Where to Place Punctuation with Quotations in MLA Format

In MLA style, periods and commas always go inside closing quotation marks, while semicolons and colons go outside. Question marks and exclamation points go inside only if they b...

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