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04-04-2008, 06:00 PM | #1 | |||
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Yep.
Second time I've asked my fellow MSers to clarify a punctuation rule for me. (And I'm hoping to be a teacher in 4 years). I just did what I wanted to ask... With parentheses, does the puntcuation go inside or outside? The period, question mark, or whatever. Where does it go? A. (And I'm hoping to be a teacher in 4 years). OR B. (And I'm hoping to be a teacher in 4 years.) Thanks for your help. Yeah... not supposed to start a sentence with "and". One problem at a time please.
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04-04-2008, 06:05 PM | #2 | |||
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If this is at the end of a sentence drop the And and place the punctuation outside of the parenthesis.
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"Thanks for this!" says: | MooseasaurusRex (04-04-2008), soxmom (04-04-2008) |
04-04-2008, 06:15 PM | #3 | |||
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Depends if it's a sentence unto itself, or a thought that's parenthetical to another sentence:
I have a lot of homework to do each night. (I hope to be a teacher in four years.) I have a lot of homework to do each night (I hope to be a teacher in four years).
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"Thanks for this!" says: | Abbie (04-04-2008), AfterMyNap (04-04-2008), MooseasaurusRex (04-04-2008), Riverwild (04-04-2008), soxmom (04-04-2008) |
04-04-2008, 06:40 PM | #4 | |||
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Thank you B2!!
I was looking at it as a thought due to the "And". Didn't think of it as a seperate sentence. Abbie
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"Thanks for this!" says: | MooseasaurusRex (04-04-2008) |
04-04-2008, 09:46 PM | #5 | |||
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yeah b2u has it
correct
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"Thanks for this!" says: | MooseasaurusRex (04-05-2008) |
04-04-2008, 10:25 PM | #6 | |||
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*I am laughing here because I just posted on the other B2Y thread!*
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04-04-2008, 11:52 PM | #7 | |||
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My boss goes to endless writing seminars and I swear he has a new book come in nearly every month....we just had this very conversation last week.
I was proofing his brief and questioned why he was now putting the punctuation inside of the parenthesis (even commas) and I was shown that that is now considered the preferred method. It doesn't matter if it is a thought unto itself or not. If you can wait until Monday, I can tell you which publication this was addressed in. Personally, I think it looks ridiculous but who am I to argue with the experts. |
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"Thanks for this!" says: | MooseasaurusRex (04-05-2008), weegot5kiz (04-05-2008) |
04-05-2008, 09:10 AM | #8 | |||
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Moose,
What do you want to teach? Or was that just an example? I'm brain dead this morning.
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04-05-2008, 12:16 PM | #9 | |||
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As far as a specific subject, I've had some great English teachers in the past. (Believe it or not.) So I'm leaning that way.
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