It probably doesn't matter, but I like to be grammatically correct.
Periods and exclamation points are called "a full stop."
American English
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Periods and commas always go inside the quotation marks, even if they're not part of the quoted material.
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Example: She said, "I'm ready to go."
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Example: I like the word "yes," but not "no."
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Question marks and exclamation points go inside the quotation marks if they belong to the quoted material, but outside if they belong to the whole sentence.
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Inside: He asked, "Are you coming?"
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Outside: Did she really say "I'm not interested"?
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British English
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Punctuation goes inside the quotation marks only if it's part of the original quote. Otherwise, it stays outside.
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Example: She said, "I'm ready to go".
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Example: I like the word "yes", but not "no".
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Example: Did she really say "I'm not interested"?
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I think that I like the British way.
It seems to me that the above example ...
She said, "I'm ready to go".
Should have the period inside the quotes.
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