> If an ellipsis follows the end of a sentence are there 3 dots or 4? > > If an ellipsis follows a clause which ends with a , do I leave the , ? > > Quote marks with punctuation -- > if the quoted material ends with a . it's inside the quote, yes? > > If the quoted material from the center of a sentence but is at the > end of the new sentence the . is outside the quote, right? > > The material I'm working with has it all ways, and I want to > standardize punctuation for clarity to the 21st century reader, most > of whom don't have a clue what the rules are in the 21st century but > will promptly be on an anomaly like fur on a kitten. Meanwhile, > seeing so many deviations from the norm I thought I knew in the > beginning has me looking up whether all sentences must end with a . > > Cheryl Singhals <[email protected]> wrong group bugger off to http://groups.google.com/group/alt.usage.english Description: English grammar, word usages, and related topics. Hugh W -- new computer = new blog http://mac-on-intel.blogspot.com/ daily blogs with new photos http://snaps2006.blogspot.com/ http://slim2005.blogspot.com/ family history http://hughw36.blogspot.com/ Hugh Watkins <[email protected]>