Punctuation questions...

[slateman]

Just got a couple questions.

When ending a sentence with parentheses, where does the period go? Outside the parentheses or inside?

EX:
...to see if I could infuriate my father (he was a sailor in the Navy)

And the second question is similar: Where does the period go in a sentence ending in quotation marks?

[daveymag]

I know that the period goes inside the quotation marks, and I am pretty sure that the period goes on the outside of the parenthesis.

[Vex]

I disagree. Inside the parentheses and outside the quotations. My wife has a B.A. in English, so I get corrected a lot.

[Gitaroo Man]

OUTSIDE the quotations?! LOL......come on!

Outsite the parentheses and inside the quotations

[Army]

Parentesis notate a further detail of the original sentence, thus the period goes outside to end the whole sentence.

A quote is a part of a sentence, said/written earlier and already ended, thus the period goes inside to denote the end of the quote itself.

My Dad (on my Mothers side), is a man.

My Dad is a man, "on my mothers side."

[Vex]

Hey, I said that my wife has the degree in English, not me! For clarification, I did not consult with her on this issue--but I should have!

I stand corrected to my last post...

[Smegma]

Im not sure, but i know that when citing a source using correct MLA format, the period goes after the quotation and the citation reference.

[Gitaroo Man]

Originally posted by phazeshifter
Hey, I said that my wife has the degree in English, not me! For clarification, I did not consult with her on this issue--but I should have!

I stand corrected to my last post...

ohhhhhhhhh I thought she said what you said. I was going to say...lol a highschool student knows more than a woman with a BA in english lol

[Blennidae]

Originally posted by phazeshifter
Hey, I said that my wife has the degree in English, not me! For clarification, I did not consult with her on this issue--but I should have!

I stand corrected to my last post...

Ouch, smacked on AO and at home...