Klarinet Archive - Posting 000296.txt from 2000/12

From: "MD (also: ubc@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] The Apostrophe's War
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 01:12:22 -0500

Are you so certain? I thought that end punctuation was irrelevant and
was replaced by the quoting sentence's punctuation. Say it out loud.
The punctuation is supposed to aid pronunciation. (And while you're
at it, say that 5 times fast!) This can be further clarified by
writing:

Who was it who asked the question, "To be or not to be?"
It was I who asked the question, "To be or not to be."

--
Mike Dowler

At 1:26 PM +1000 12/6/00, Gavin Rebetzke wrote:
>
>I think you are correct, Michael, although strict logic would demand a
>question mark on either side of the quotation mark in the last example like
>so:
>
>Who was it that said "To be or not to be?"?
--
http://www.mp3.com/mikedowler

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