logical quotation

Noun

logical quotation (uncountable)

1. A system of quotation in which terminal punctuation marks are enclosed within a quotation only if the sense of the punctuation is part of the original material being quoted.
   • Punctuation marks are placed inside the quotation marks only if the sense of the punctuation is part of the quotation; this system is referred to as logical quotation.2008, “Journal of Irish and Scottish Studies – Style Guide”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), University of Aberdeen, Scotland: Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies...
   • [S]ince at least the 1960s a common designation for that style has been "logical punctuation." ... [T]he vast majority of the legion of logical punctuators are not consciously rejecting illogical American style, or consciously imitating the British. ... [D]espite the love it gets from the masses...2011 May 12, Ben Yagoda, “The Rise of 'Logical Punctuation'. The period outside the quotation marks is not a copy error.”, in Slate, Washington, DC, US: Washington Post Company, retrieved 23 Oct 2011