Example Sentences in quotes.

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This is not a question. I just want to highlight Raymott's:

"Monthly lesson for July:
Example sentences and words should be put in quotes.
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Example: compare the two questions below; which is easier to read?

1. If I say I don't either should I put a comma after don't and a question mark after either.
2. If I say, "I don't either", should I put a comma after "don't" and a question mark after "either"?
 
Is this OK too?

If I say I don't either, should I put a comma after don't and a question mark after either?
 
Is this OK too?

If I say I don't either, should I put a comma after don't and a question mark after either?
It's OK, but I prefer it with quotes.
 
Is this OK too?

If I say I don't either, should I put a comma after don't and a question mark after either?
That's fine. The important thing is that it's possible to read the question without having to try to figure out what it means.
 
This is not a question. I just want to highlight Raymott's:

"Monthly lesson for July:
Example sentences and words should be put in quotes.
[Semi-automated message]"

Example: compare the two questions below; which is easier to read?

1. If I say I don't either should I put a comma after don't and a question mark after either.
2. If I say, "I don't either", should I put a comma after "don't" and a question mark after "either"?

Goes without saying ;-)

b

PS Or, in another sense of 'without', "They [punctuation marks] go without saying [in the sense of 'something said'].
 
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