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Comma, quote needed before "quoted" material?
Which punctuation, if any, is correct:
A. Did you ever ask Barb, "Hey, what's the matter with you?"
B. Did you ever ask Barb, hey, what's the matter with you?
C. Did you ever ask Barb, Hey, what's ...
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Punctuation immediately after a question mark in a quote? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How should I punctuate around quotes?
Comma placement when using quotes that end with a question mark
Say you're quoting someone with a requirement for a punctuation, how do ...
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How should I punctuate around quotes where the punctuation required by the quote interferes with the punctuation of the sentence?
The American convention in quotations is (typically) to place punctuation inside quoted text. But I always run into situations where the punctuation of the quote interferes with the punctuation of the ...
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