Grammar Question.

[Radio Chaos]

I have a question. When you are typing a sentence, and the end is n parenthesees, does the end quotation mark go inside or otside the second parenthesee?

Example:
My favorite color is blue (sky blue.)
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or
My favorite color is blue (sky blue).
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Which one is right?  

[kirb-sama]

I'm not sure, but I am pretty sure it's 'My favorite color is blue (sky blue).'.

Or it might even be 'My favorite color is blue. (sky blue)'  

[Pawsie-Incognito]

I'm pretty sure it's the first one. "My favorite color is blue (sky blue)." because it is included in the sentence; I think.  

[kirb-sama]

Or you can look in a book with parentheses.  

[KayJuran]

Hey.

I think the full stop goes after the brackets (or parenthesis, but I've always known them as brackets...) but then again, I think it depends on what is inside the brackets. If it relates to the sentence beforehand, and isn't a completely seperate clause, then I'm pretty sure it'd be brackets then full stop.

Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong though. wink

Kay.  

[CristoVII]

I'm not sure, in this case the correct phrase would be:

"My favorite color is sky blue."

But to answer your question, it is the first one.

"My favorite color is blue (sky blue)."  

[purple_butterfly14]

I ususally say, "My favorite color is blue (sky blue)." Some people believe it should be the other way around, but the first way is generally acceptable.  

[sdfghjklsdfghjskldfghjkls]

Why not just say:
My favorite color is sky blue.  

[xXblacksakuraXx]

Outside.  

[The MoUsY spell-checker]

It's inside in American English and outside in British English.  

[The Man who was Thursday]

The MoUsY spell-checker

It's inside in American English and outside in British English.

That works for quotes; I don't think it works for parentheses. I know MLA parenthetical citations place the period outside.