stupid grammar rule., POOH. Options

[sadolakced acid]

this sentence is punctuated correctly:
Did Bob say "lemmings"?

this sentence is punctuated correctly:
Bob really said "lemmings"!

this sentence is punctuated incorrectly
Bob said "lemmings".

the correct way is:
Bob said "lemmings."

which is the stupidest rule every.

Why?

because of why punctuation rules with quote work.

if the quotation is a sentence, end it in the quote. also end the sentence containing the quote.

Bob said, "I am a lemming.".

however, that is redundant and the last period is left off, leaving

Bob said, "I am a lemming."

however

Bob said "lemmings". is the proper way to punctuate it, and then there is no redundancy, and no periods to remove.

so why the f**k do you have to move the period inside the quotations?

[sadolakced acid]

Actually, if you always follow the period period inside the quotes rule, then everything else should make sense. The reason why you don't put the exclamation point or question mark inside the quatation marks is because the line that somebody is saying might be a question or being exclaimed but not what is in the quotes.

For example Susie says:
Did you hear Tom say "Andrea looks pretty today"?

Susie is the one asking the question, so it should remain outside of the quatation marks. However, if Tom was asking "Andrea looks pretty today?", then the question mark would be inside the quotes.

I might have just confused you more. Sorry if I did. This all makes sense to me, though. lol

i think you missunderstood my complaint...

it's

Bob said, "The lemmings are grey."

because it's supposed to be

Bob said " The lemmings are grey.".

but the two periods are redundant and so you drop the second one.

but when it's

Bob said "lemmings".

you're not droping a period, you're arbitrarily moving a period.

makes no sense.

That was very insightful.

I always thought it was Bob said "Lemmings".
Oh well.

it should be. someone stupid made the "period always inside" rule.