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Re:Prefer the British Style of Quotation Mark Punctuation ov... by coldtea on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @07:12AM (#28537629)
OK, but why? Is this a convention?
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Re:Prefer the British Style of Quotation Mark Punctuation ov... by bambax on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @07:23AM (#28537711)
It looks better and it saves space.
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Re:Prefer the British Style of Quotation Mark Punctuation ov... by coldtea on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @08:38AM (#28538305)
I'd argue the first is subjective (and I don't think it looks better personally). It's also different to how we use the same punctuation otherwise.

It does save space, but I'd say that's neither here nor there. It isn't like space for an extra period at the end of a sentence was ever at a premium.

At best, for a whole 200+ page book, you'd save a page or so.

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