> David said "Today we shall all be working hard, don't slack off.".

> Both the quoted and quoting sentences shall have their terminating
> punctuation.  No comma is logically required after `said' because
> David's utternace is its direct object.

I was always taught to put a comma after the "said," and to put the ending
period inside the quotes, like this:

David said, "Today we shall all be working hard, don't slack off."

Maybe someone who is better at grammar should take a go at it.  :)

Mike


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