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It actually depends whether the quote contains the entirety of the question or if the sentence containing the quote also is a question.

The Economist regularly places end punctuation outside the quotation marks. It drives me nuts. Clearly, it’s an alternate convention, not an error (because it’s consistent). But I hate it.
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34 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:


The Economist regularly places end punctuation outside the quotation marks. It drives me nuts. Clearly, it’s an alternate convention, not an error (because it’s consistent). But I hate it.

Just like with dildos, anything can be an alternate convention if you're brave enough. 

--Honest Abe

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1 hour ago, Brisketexan said:


The Economist regularly places end punctuation outside the quotation marks. It drives me nuts. Clearly, it’s an alternate convention, not an error (because it’s consistent). But I hate it.

You probably insist on using Oxford commas too.  

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3 hours ago, Brisketexan said:


The Economist regularly places end punctuation outside the quotation marks. It drives me nuts. Clearly, it’s an alternate convention, not an error (because it’s consistent). But I hate it.

"Journalism" is where grammar and punctuation go to die.

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1 hour ago, HornOnTheBayou said:

Oxford (Comma) Debate: Is the Serial Comma Really Necessary? — Writer's Bone

And this whole thing about en-dashes and em-dashes being indicative of AI usage can get fucked.  That's just lazy analysis by people who have no idea how to use those punctuation tools.

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