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grammar question.

mrebeccamrebecca member
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When punctuation is needed after a word ending in an apostrophe, does the punctuation come before or after the apostrophe?

Example: 
I have nothin.' OR I have nothin'. 

I am inclined to think that the punctuation should come first, because it does most any other time (it thinks it's entitled, but I try not to judge).
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Re: grammar question.

  • mrebeccamrebecca member
    Spooko said:
    It would be after the apostrophe. The apostrophe is taking place of part of the word, so it, along with the letters, is all one unit.
    That makes prefect sense. Thanks.
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  • 2goingon32goingon3 member
    edited May 2014
    Can we not just type the "g" and take the mystery right out of it?

    ETA: I appreciate the focus on punctuation!
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  • Mags748Mags748 member
    2goingon3 said:

    Can we not just type the "g" and take the mystery right out of it?

    ETA: I appreciate the focus on punctuation!

    Lol, that's what I was going to say. Just as much effort to type the g (actually would be less effort on my phone since I have to tap an extra key to get to the apostrophe).
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