Why does True use non-standard punctuation marks around quotation marks?
“Standard” depends on your point of view. An average American would write I like “This is True,” which I get every week. while a typical Brit would write I like “This is True”, which I get every week. See the difference in the placement of the comma? The American system is illogical and counterintuitive: the name of the publication is, in fact, “This is True”. Its name certainly does not include a comma, as implied by standard American quotation mark usage! “British punctuation style” is much more logical and correct. American schools teach the former because it means the writer doesn’t have to think — they can just follow a simplistic rule. Accuracy? Forget it — it’s not even considered. True is about thinking, about accuracy, about education. It follows logic when punctuating, not lazy school rules. (This entry spawned quite a discussion when a reader was offended by the answer!
