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Mce252

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Quotes within Quotes

Post by Mce252 » Sat Feb 25, 2012 7:26 pm

When a quote within a quote comes at the end of the sentence, is there a space between the inner quotation mark and the outer?

The "boy went to the 'shopping mall.' "

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The "boy went to the 'shopping mall.'"
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Re: Quotes within Quotes

Post by PARTY » Sat Feb 25, 2012 7:27 pm

i've never seen or written that extra space.
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Re: Quotes within Quotes

Post by SilverE2 » Sat Feb 25, 2012 11:06 pm

I'm 90% sure no space. I had the same issue with my paper and I found an example showing it somewhere in the bluebook, but I can't find it now.
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Re: Quotes within Quotes

Post by kalvano » Sun Feb 26, 2012 1:08 am

No space.
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Re: Quotes within Quotes

Post by Dicta in a Box » Sun Feb 26, 2012 4:46 pm

Space. ALWD Rule 47.7. Don't know what Blue Book says, though.
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Re: Quotes within Quotes

Post by Mce252 » Sun Feb 26, 2012 9:06 pm

Dicta in a Box wrote:Space. ALWD Rule 47.7. Don't know what Blue Book says, though.
Interesting. I can't find anything on it in the Blue Book quotations section.
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