Grammar questions!
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hazliyaTwo things I argued with someone about and want backup on. Posed to you, my smart LJ friends:
1. In the case where a sentence ends with an 's' possessive, does the period go inside or outside of the apostrophe?
ex: She was in Stacie's room, not Jess'. vs. She was in Stacie's room, not Jess.'
2. When ending a sentence with 'etc.' or some other abbreviation, does the abbreviating period double as the end of the sentence or are two used?
ex: It was filled with candy, toys, noisemakers, etc. vs. It was filled with candy, toys, noisemakers, etc..
I need to know that I don't fail at english.
-Haz
1. In the case where a sentence ends with an 's' possessive, does the period go inside or outside of the apostrophe?
ex: She was in Stacie's room, not Jess'. vs. She was in Stacie's room, not Jess.'
2. When ending a sentence with 'etc.' or some other abbreviation, does the abbreviating period double as the end of the sentence or are two used?
ex: It was filled with candy, toys, noisemakers, etc. vs. It was filled with candy, toys, noisemakers, etc..
I need to know that I don't fail at english.
-Haz
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Date: 2007-08-06 12:52 am (UTC)2. This only matters if you're writing a computer program, in which case you'd want two. For more readable usage, I'd go with one. The capitalization of the next sentence (and possible double space) is enough cue to differentiate the two sentences. Unless you're writing something experimental, in which case whatever you're doing probably has a specific reason anyways.
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