When you quote a phrase does the period go inside or outside the quotes?

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2026-03-30 17:05

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If a statement ends with a quotation, the period goes inside the quotation marks. Example:

It looks like you are, as they say, "up the creek without a paddle."

If a question ends with a quotation, and the quotation itself is not a question, the question mark goes outside:

where was Martin Luther King when he said, "I Have a Dream"?

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