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Brackets?

Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 9:27 pm
by bobtheenchantedone
Which is correct?

a) My sentence [see Fig. 1].

b) My sentence. [see Fig. 1]

Re: Brackets?

Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 9:28 pm
by yayfulness
Pretty sure the answer is A, but I'm too lazy to get up and consult Turabian. I know in-text citations go before the period.

Re: Brackets?

Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 9:54 pm
by Whistler
depends on if your style. British style usually b; American a. At least that is what my editor instincts are telling me!

Re: Brackets?

Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 11:24 pm
by Marduk
Whistler wrote:depends on if your style. British style usually b; American a. At least that is what my editor instincts are telling me!
QFT.

And I'm sad that you were sitting next to me and didn't ask me.

Re: Brackets?

Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 12:51 pm
by bobtheenchantedone
That's because I asked you last time I did a tutorial and you basically responded with "I don't know. Whatever you want." I wanted a better answer this time.