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One period or two?
Message from peizhen posted on 27-08-2011 at 01:44:45 (D | E | F)
Hello,

Could you help me please?
Which is correct - the sentence with one period or two?

1. The sentence is "Atlas is the strongest man in the world.".
2. The sentence is "Atlas is the strongest man in the world."

Thanks.

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Edited by lucile83 on 27-08-2011 09:51

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Re: One period or two? from notrepere, posted on 27-08-2011 at 02:58:46 (D | E)
Hello

The quick answer is that you never use two periods in such a case. The correct answer is:
The sentence is "Atlas is the strongest man in the world."

Regards

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Re: One period or two? from geronimo12, posted on 27-08-2011 at 16:00:36 (D | E)
Hello,

Here is an answer:

Punctuation inside or outside final quotation mark?

If the quoted words end with a full stop, then the full stop goes inside the quotation marks. If the quoted words do not end with a full stop, then the full stop goes outside the quotation marks:

He said: "I love you."
She has read "War and Peace".
Note that in US English, the full stop usually goes inside the quotation marks in all cases:

He said: "I love you."
She has read "War and Peace."
However, US English adopts the British style for question marks and exclamation marks:

He said: "Do you love me?"
Have you read "War and Peace"?
Can you imagine? He has never read "War and Peace"!
Lien Internet


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Edited by lucile83 on 28-08-2011 18:52
Merci de mettre vos citations en italique pour les droits d'auteur, et en fait de ne pas les recopier; vous pouvez faire la synthèse par contre.

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