Re: seen on MSNBC

From: Peter T. Daniels (grammatim_at_worldnet.att.net)
Date: 11/16/04


Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 14:31:10 GMT

Richard Herring wrote:
>
> In message <IridnRgwO4jYZwTcRVn-pQ@comcast.com>, alexV
> <alexV7623@comcast.net> writes
> >Despite â*˜pinpoint targeting,â*™ fight left city in shambles
> >
> >What is wrong with this sentence?
> >
> The comma's inside the quotes and there's no full stop.

Commas are supposed to be inside the quotes, and periods aren't used in
headlines.

-- 
Peter T. Daniels                       grammatim@att.net


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