If I am quoting a word in instructions, not as part of dialogue, does punctuation such as a comma or period go inside or outside of quotation marks. I've seen this both ways, and I'm unsure which is correct. See example:
You will now select "Register."
(or)
You will now select "Register".

Question

If I am quoting a word in instructions, not as part of dialogue, does punctuation such as a comma or period go inside or outside of quotation marks. I've seen this both ways, and I'm unsure which is correct. See example:
You will now select "Register."
(or)
You will now select "Register".

lgbasallote · Answer

It depends...does the quote have a period?

lgbasallote · Answer

you usually use quotation marks without period if you're doing terminologies (most commonly slangs). On the one hand, you use quotation marks with period if it's  a quote or a dialogue.

However, it still depends if the quote has period or not

anonymous · Answer

The quote does not have a period. It's simply a word at the end of my sentence. Or it could be a word in the middle of my sentence where I need to use a comma. Would the comma go inside or outside of the quotation marks?
Example:
After you select "Register," you will then proceed to the next page.
(or)
After you select "Register", you will then proceed to the next page.

lgbasallote · Answer

oh. If it's only a word, then it classifies under terminologies. So, the punctuation marks go outside of the quotation marks

anonymous · Answer

Okay. Thank you!

lgbasallote · Answer

welcome

anonymous · Answer

Is this also true if it's more than one word, but there is still no ending punctuation?

lgbasallote · Answer

as long as it's terminology or phrase

lgbasallote · Answer

you will only put a period inside a quotation mark if it's a complete sentence

lgbasallote · Answer

for example:
He said, "Get out."

lgbasallote · Answer

however, if you're just quoting phrases/word/clause, then no punctuation mark

anonymous · Answer

In the United States, a period, or a comma, ALWAYS belongs INSIDE the quotation mark.  
The ONLY exception is when the quote is ending with a single letter, or a number.  In this case, the period or comma belongs outside the quotation mark.

anonymous · Answer

So you're telling me different things - which is correct? Now I'm confused....

anonymous · Answer

Click this link, and read the second paragraph. http://grammartips.homestead.com/inside.html

anonymous · Answer

... and third and fourth paragraphs.

anonymous · Answer

I see - I'm wondering where lgbasallote got the information. Because I've seen both. Thank you.