Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Assuming that you are quoting a sentence, this is what you do:
Who said, "What did you say?"?
There should be a question mark both before and after the quotation mark. The question mark before the quotation mark ends the quoted sentence, while the question mark outside the quotation mark ends the entire sentence.
ZV
* What if I said to you, "You've got a real problem here"? (Notice that the question mark here comes after the quotation mark and there is no period at the end of the statement.)
I'm just applying the normal rule in a different instance. For example, proper form is:Originally posted by: notfred
That makes sense but I don't think I've ever seen it printed anywhere before.
Originally posted by: Booster
I'm not the best person to give advice since I can only barely speak and understand English, but my guess is ---> Who said 'what did you say'?
Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Assuming that you are quoting a sentence, this is what you do:
Who said, "What did you say?"?
There should be a question mark both before and after the quotation mark. The question mark before the quotation mark ends the quoted sentence, while the question mark outside the quotation mark ends the entire sentence.
ZV
A question mark can be found outside the quotation mark if the sentence is asking about a quotation, but the quotation itself is not a question.
Incorrect: Did Mark Antony say, "Friends, Romans, countrymen?"
(A question is not being quoted. The speaker is asking about a quotation.)
Correct: Did Mark Antony say, "Friends, Romans, countrymen"?
In the rare case where the question is about a quotation ending in a question, the sentence ends with a single question mark before the quotation mark.
Incorrect: Who said,"Et tu, Bruté?"?
(Second question mark redundant)
Correct: Who said,"Et tu, Bruté?"
Eh, it's been three years since I've had to bother with a style manual. You are correct though, and I was wrong. Link. (Look at the bottom of the page.)Originally posted by: LOLyourFace
Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Assuming that you are quoting a sentence, this is what you do:
Who said, "What did you say?"?
There should be a question mark both before and after the quotation mark. The question mark before the quotation mark ends the quoted sentence, while the question mark outside the quotation mark ends the entire sentence.
ZV
AFAIK,WRONG! It should be Who said, "What did you say?" The question mark in the quotation gets the priority. And when the quotation ends the sentence with the quotation mark, it omits the sentences' quotationmark.
Originally posted by: Booster
I think the question mark should be the last symbol, like '?, because the main sentence has the priority, and the question mark is related to it, while being omitted in the inner sentence.
I've always thought that punctuation _always_ went inside quotation marks.Originally posted by: notfred
at least I knew it wasn't with two question marks.
Before or after the quote though....
Originally posted by: FrogDog
I've always thought that punctuation _always_ went inside quotation marks.Originally posted by: notfred
at least I knew it wasn't with two question marks.
Before or after the quote though....
Actually, the link I looked at has the question mark inside the quotation mark. Here. (Look near the bottom of the page.)Originally posted by: silverpig
Originally posted by: FrogDog
I've always thought that punctuation _always_ went inside quotation marks.Originally posted by: notfred
at least I knew it wasn't with two question marks.
Before or after the quote though....
Apparently not so... Ya learn something every day I guess![]()
Originally posted by: silverpig
Okay, a few more links say that if the quotation is of a question, the question mark goes inside. If the quotation isn't of a question, the question mark goes on the outside.
So, the final correct response is:
...say?"
* See the chapter entitled "The Conclusion, in which Nothing is Concluded." (Periods always go inside.)
* The spokesman called it "shocking," and called immediately for a committee. (Commas always go inside.)
* Have you read "Araby"? (The question mark is part of the outer sentence, not the quoted part, so it goes outside.)
* He asked "How are you?" (The question mark is part of the quoted material, so it goes inside.)
Yes, but notfred is quoting a question. Not ending a quesion with a title. The line above it is for asking a question ending in a title, the second line is for notfred's situation.Originally posted by: silverpig
Look at the line above that one...
But in notfred's example he's quoting a question and asking a question at the same time.Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Yes, but notfred is quoting a question. Not ending a quesion with a title. The line above it is for asking a question ending in a title, the second line is for notfred's situation.Originally posted by: silverpig
Look at the line above that one...
ZV
Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Yes, but notfred is quoting a question. Not ending a quesion with a title. The line above it is for asking a question ending in a title, the second line is for notfred's situation.Originally posted by: silverpig
Look at the line above that one...
ZV
I've always thought that punctuation _always_ went inside quotation marks.
Apparently not so... Ya learn something every day I guess![]()