If it was a period I can see the argument (and I’m still not clear on what’s right), but a comma? I can’t see any reason why you would include a comma within the quotes. Even if the quote had a comma in the original, you’re quoting the part before the comma.
Hrm. What would you think of a ligature or unicode trick that would let you make roughly-speaking on “character” that put the quotes directly above the comma and was only as wide as the wider of the two individual characters? I could maybe get behind that.
well if you do it the other way there’s a space between the quote and the letter so the only difference is if the space is above or below (personally I prefer “”, probably because of coding)
If it was a period I can see the argument (and I’m still not clear on what’s right), but a comma? I can’t see any reason why you would include a comma within the quotes. Even if the quote had a comma in the original, you’re quoting the part before the comma.
I mean, I’m pretty certain I was taught in school to do things like this:
And, yeah. I definitely prefer (all else being equal):
Logically I prefer it but visually, I hate the way the quotation mark makes a weird space before the comma
Hrm. What would you think of a ligature or unicode trick that would let you make roughly-speaking on “character” that put the quotes directly above the comma and was only as wide as the wider of the two individual characters? I could maybe get behind that.
I wouldn’t mind it as shorthand in writing but I think it’d just be weird to have a defined symbol for something so specific
well if you do it the other way there’s a space between the quote and the letter so the only difference is if the space is above or below (personally I prefer “”, probably because of coding)
Whether you follow the rule or not, you need to have learned it.
How can I learn a rule I’ve never heard of? Or ever used, I’ve never quoted something and needed to keep the comma in. Give me an example.
Yeah, either you’re quoting something that includes the comma and already has a place or you don’t need to end a quote with a comma. It’s just messy.