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I'm not saying that you're wrong, and I'm not saying that you're right, but this brought up an interesting question in my mind. How about the following as an example of a context where a semicolon might go inside quotation marks:
Mark your answer with an "X;" a "Y;" or a "1," "2," or "3."
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Subject: Re: Quotes/Comma question
I don't know of any context in which a semicolon goes inside quotation marks, except perhaps if you're quoting something that actually ends with a semicolon.
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