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> And I never go to what you Americans call "parties". Whenever you use quotes and they are directly followed by punctuation you must include the punctuation within the quotes.

"parties."

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I've been on this site for nearly two decades. This is one of the best comments I've seen so far, lol.

They probably order their coffee via HTTP, too.

That's the American style, and it's stupid.

It's English, my fair cross-dressing sweaty nerd. Go read a book for once in your lifetime. Harry Potter at the very least.

“The best,” replied Severus Snape. -- Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, p.1

I recommend this book: Rebel with a Clause: Tales and Tips from a Roving Grammarian by Ellen Jovin

'I'm going to the library', said Hermione.

You put the punctuation where it makes sense. If it belongs to the quote, it goes inside. If it belongs to the sentence, it goes outside.

You clearly have no idea what you're talking about.

literally an edge case for parsers and a technical debt

That is a level of pedantry that I find pointless. Using the wrong word can lead to miscommunication. Omitting a comma can completely change the meaning of a sentence. Moving punctuation inside or outside of quotes? Makes no real difference.

It makes this funny conversation longer

Literally just watched the video of you posting this. Amazing how few people got the irony.

The comments on that video are wonderful. It's so heart-warming to see people laugh at Americans' "standards".

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