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If a parenthesis ends a sentence, is the period outside the parenthesis, or within? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.8.17.247 (talkcontribs)

It's within if the whole sentence is enclosed in parentheses, and outside if the parethetical comment is just part of the sentence. Michael Hardy 16:39, 18 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I would suggest adding an example which uses em dashes around the parenthetical statement, but I'm somewhat worried that it will make the example section too long. Thoughts? 71.198.116.151 (talk) 17:26, 17 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Other uses

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There are several other types of markers which are conceptually treated as parentheticals when it comes to punctuation - post-nominal titles ("Maureen Alcott, PhD., is a professor in our engineering department"); years in MDY dates ("On July 4, 1826, Presidents Adams and Jefferson passed away"); and the largest host of a geographic region ("Chicago, Illinois, U.S., held a World's Fair in 1893"), among others. Should these be considered a type of parenthesis, grammatically speaking? Etymographer (talk) 18:40, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Etymographer: Yes, but your example is more related to linguistics than to rhetoric. So, either the article's title needs editing or your examples need a separate article. I vote for the latter since there are numerous considerations, not only punctuation but also prosody, that are entailed. Please ping me if you create a new article. --Kent Dominic·(talk) 09:21, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]