Punctuation placement in speech

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Is it ever acceptable for a period to come after a quote at the end of a sentence?
How much punctuation is appropriate when ending a sentence with a full-sentence quotation?

If I have a sentence where I double quote what someone says, i.e.

The man said "How are you?"

If that was the end of the sentence, does it need a full stop at the end as follows?

The man said "How are you?".

See also http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/166/how-much-punctuation-is-appropriate-when-ending-a-sentence-with-a-full-sentence-q — Hellion, Feb 01 '11 at 21:10

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In a word, no. Never put two punctuation marks separated only by a quote mark. (See this question , as it appears to be a duplicate.)

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:38

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answered Feb 01 '11 at 21:13

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So it's better to write, "How are you?" he asked. – oshirowanen Feb 01 '11 at 21:19
yes, that's the correct form. – Hellion Feb 01 '11 at 21:20

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