RE: Quotes/Comma question

["John Rosberg" <jrosberg -at- interwoven -dot- com>]

Standard rules have a comma inside the quotation marks, but this may
lead many to think the comma is part of the command line -- as with most
troubling questions of grammar and punctuation, writing around the issue
is a good tactic. For instance:

When the Test Path screen appears, type
	 "C:\Applications\testprograms\TS3.exe" 
then select NEXT.


Or, make a numbered list of it.

rosberg
-----Original Message-----
From: Butler, Darren J Ctr 584 CBSS/GBHAC
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Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 11:35 AM
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Subject: Quotes/Comma question

Please help settle a debate. Is it correct to follow quotation marks
with either a comma or a semi colon?

example: 

When the Test Path screen appears, type "C:\Applications\test
programs\TS3.exe", then select NEXT.

 

TIA

 

Darren J Butler

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