When these bulges in the lining of the colon become inflamed or infected and cause symptoms such as abdominal pain and bloating it is called diverticular disease, and if they cause more severe pain and fever it is known as diverticulitis.
Even more confusing, periods and commas always, always, always go inside quotation marks (unless doing so would confuse the reader, such as in a procedure when telling users what to type), but exclamation points, question marks, and semicolons go outside.âve always been perplexed on whether the period goes inside the quotations or outside, when the sentence is not quoting someone. For example: They didnât describe it as a budget cut, they called it âstreamlining servicesâ.
(See here for a brief explanation of the British style.). Commas and periods that are part of the overall sentence go inside the quotation marks, even though they arenât part of the original quotation. Correct: âThe best investments today,â according to Smith, âare commodities and emerging-market stocks.â.