Punctuation: Periods and Question Marks inside of vs outside of Quotation Marks

[The Sage of Main Street]

Q. what do intellectuals never say

Being an Intellectual Has as Little to Do with Being Intelligent as Being a Sportswriter Has with Being Athletic

 

[Dante]

Stay ignorant. We all need you as an example.

Q. what do intellectuals never say

That they respect a single opinion of yours?

Being an Intellectual Has as Little to Do with Being Intelligent as Being a Sportswriter Has with Being Athletic

Not exactly true.

Dante can continue on this.

 

[Frankeneinstein]

That they respect a single opinion of yours?

it was rhetorical but ok

That they respect a single opinion of yours?

Ah respect, the participation/consolation prize of academics...would you say they respect your opinions?

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

That they respect a single opinion of yours?



Not exactly true.

Dante can continue on this.

Speculating Spectators

Academics and their disciplines perch in the nosebleed seats, opining on the players whom they look at with their fuzzy binoculars

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

Ah respect, the participation/consolation prize of academics...would you say they respect your opinions?

"Will That Be on the Exam?"

 

[Dante]

Speculating Spectators

Academics and their disciplines perch in the nosebleed seats, opining on the players whom they look at with their fuzzy binoculars

what is wrong with you

 

[Frankeneinstein]

"Will That Be on the Exam?"

Not if its a social education...There are no exams in social academia anymore...just college tuition loan and grant questionnaires with no wrong answers, it takes 4 years to fill them all out and when your done you get a receipt called a diploma.

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

what is wrong with you

Beano in the Inferno

Quit talking to your mirror.

 

[deannalw]

A question mark goes outside a quotation mark when the entire sentence is a question, but the quoted material is not. When the quote is not a question, the question mark outside indicates the whole sentence is a question, such as: Did she say, “I am tired”?. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Key Rules for Question Marks Outside Quotes

• Whole Sentence is a Question:Use the question mark outside if the quotation itself is a statement but the sentence it is part of is a question.
  • Example: What did she mean by "no way"?
• Logic Wins: If the quoted material is part of a larger question, the question mark follows the closing quotation mark.
• No Extra Period: Do not add a period after the question mark if it is at the end of the sentence. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Contrast with Inside the Quote

• If the quoted text is a question, the question mark goes inside.
  • Example: He asked, “Is it over?”
• If the quote is a question, but the surrounding sentence is not, you generally keep the question mark inside and do not add a period outside

I have way better stuff to ***** about than you.

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

Not if its a social education...There are no exams in social academia anymore...just college tuition loan and grant questionnaires with no wrong answers, it takes 4 years to fill them all out and when your done you get a receipt called a diploma.

Birthclass-Biased Indentured Servitude