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[Dodge7]

For dubious references or for words that have a different meaning than the word used, and with that word coming at the end of a sentence, where do you put the period? I am seeing more and more Westerners using the British way and placing the period after the quotation marks, like this:

That 350 pound running back is anything but "fast".

I was always taught to put the period inside the quotation marks no matter what (except after letters or number, ie., "A". "1".)

I thought the American way of the above sentence should look like this:

That 350 pound running back is anything but "fast."

I'd like to hear from other Americans about this because it's been on my mind.

[Fox]

I put the punctuation within the quotation marks. I see the merit in the British system, but punctuation outside of quotation marks is ugly, so I refuse to do it. In fact, I put the punctuation in the quotation marks even when it's just a number or letter in the quotes, because it looks better and it is not going to confuse anyone. Perhaps it's technically and arbitrarily wrong, but so long as one knows the conventional rule, a conscious choice to violate it is no problem if it doesn't seriously erode clarity.