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Which is correct?

a) My sentence [see Fig. 1].

b) My sentence. [see Fig. 1]
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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.
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depends on if your style. British style usually b; American a. At least that is what my editor instincts are telling me!
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Whistler wrote:depends on if your style. British style usually b; American a. At least that is what my editor instincts are telling me!
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And I'm sad that you were sitting next to me and didn't ask me.
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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.
The Epistler was quite honestly knocked on her ethereal behind by the sheer logic of this.
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