In American English, the period or comma always falls inside the closing quotation mark, writes June Casagrande, while the placement of other marks depends on use. News. Sports. TimesOC.

But if quotation marks are there just to point out we’re talking about the word “fella,” folks argued, the period should come at the end of the sentence: Joe never uses the word “fella”.

Double quotation marks are used for direct quotations and titles of compositions such as books, plays, movies, songs, lectures and TV shows. They also can be used to indicate irony and introduce an ...

Authors who have eschewed quotation marks include E.L. Doctorow, David Guterson, Charles Frazier, Nadine Gordimer, Kate Grenville, William Gaddis and (sometimes) Raymond Carver.

Quotation marks are used “to surround the exact words of a speaker or writer when reported in a story,” or, in this case, a headline. Skip to Article. Set weather. Back To Main Menu Close.