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Re:Prefer the British Style of Quotation Mark Punctuation ov... by OscarCunningham on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @06:05AM (#28537258)
So would you suggest that it would make sense to never have punctuation before a quotation mark?
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Re:Prefer the British Style of Quotation Mark Punctuation ov... by mdp2021 on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @06:13AM (#28537314)
Only when necessary.

E.g.: '«Are you joking?!», he said. The other replied, «I'm not joking at all». They went on'.

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