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Proposal Archive
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Date Resolved: February 11, 2018
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Proposal
I am proposing a revised punctuation rule for the grammar guide, concerning semicolons and colons and how they should be used in relation to quotation marks.
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Never insert punctuation to the right of quotations. Put the punctuation in the inside.Always put commas, periods, question marks, and exclamation points inside quotation marks.- Incorrect: This was revealed in the episode "Help Wanted".
- Correct: This was revealed in the episode "Help Wanted."
- 4. Always put colons and semicolons outside quotation marks.
- Incorrect: "I'm losing my footing!;" "Yay, life insurance!"
- Correct: "I'm losing my footing!"; "Yay, life insurance!"
This is the correct grammar rule, proven here and here. Figmeister (W•C•E) 22:41, February 4, 2018 (UTC)