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To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (1932)	3/1/1999 7:25:00 AM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (3) of 4711

Wrong on the punctuation. If the entire sentence is enclosed within the quotation marks, the period goes inside. If only a portion of the sentence is enclosed, as in CB's post, the period goes outside the closing quotation marks. Why can't we turn nouns into verbs as long as the message is clear? Because it sounds horrible, and because it indicates laziness and lack of concern for precise and aesthetically pleasing communication. There is no case in which it is necessary to use a noun for a verb. You can, strange though the possibility may seem, simply use the correct verb. Is it easier to say "impact" than it is to say "affect"?

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