Unpacking English, Bit by Bit
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"There are, naturally, cases in which the punctuation goes outside the parens in (so-called) American English." -speedwell2
Question marks can go outside of the quotation marks, depending on the situation.
She asked, "Where are you going?"
Did she really call you a "[insert foul language]"?
Quotation Marks in Parenthetical Statement
"There are, naturally, cases in which the punctuation goes outside the parens in (so-called) American English." -speedwell2
Question marks can go outside of the quotation marks, depending on the situation.
She asked, "Where are you going?"
Did she really call you a "[insert foul language]"?