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First lesson, you place the close of a quoatation mark after a comma or period (but before other punctuation).
As a point of interest, the rigorous application of this rule is more of an American convention. For example, in English used in other parts of the world,
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I'm ready to look and "listen."
would be fully acceptable as ---> I'm ready to look and "listen".
For a high-quality site on English grammar, check out a
Guide to Grammar and Writing. (The explanation above can be found there, in greater detail, as well as information on nearly any aspect of grammar that one might have a question about).
Most of the grammar errors that we see on the forums and in-game are, I would guess, a result of laziness or lack of time - I tend to emphasize proper sentence structure (even in-game), but then I type quite quickly and have no trouble keeping up with the flow. The lack of a spell-check function likely contributes as well, though I fully understand why this isn't implemented. :)
I applaud the creation of this thread. For those who wish to correct their common errors without being flamed for them, I feel that this is the place to be!
Cheers!
Edit: *How* did I manage to get a typo in the midst of a thread on grammar? <laugh> Edited, Thu Jul 29 11:11:15 2004 by Winawer