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I have noticed recently in books a disparity with regards to punctuation marks around quotes. In one example I saw a punctuation mark (in this case a full stop) was placed inside the closing quotation mark. However, I am more accustomed to seeing the punctuation mark outside the closing quotation mark.

For example: Mark said 'I go there all the time'. or 'I go there all the time.'

Which is correct? Or would both be considered to be fine?

Willie Biggins
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  • Often logic requires the punctuation outside the quotes, but the esthetics of print requires it inside. It's an irreconcilable conflict. – Greg Lee May 07 '19 at 20:23
  • In this specific example, since that is where both the enclosing sentence and the quoted sentence end, every style guide I know of (both in the US and UK) says to put the period inside the closing quotation mark. – Jason Bassford May 08 '19 at 17:40

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