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The websites Wikipedia and Pitchfork use logical punctuation.
Wikipedia does use logical punctuation, but Pitchfork does not consistently do so. Recent Pitchfork articles place commas inside closing quotation marks for titles and quoted words, which is American-style punctuation rather than logical punctuation.
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This sentence makes a joint factual claim about both websites. Current evidence supports the Wikipedia half, but not the Pitchfork half.
- Wikipedia: the English Wikipedia Manual of Style explicitly says: "Use the logical quotation style in all articles ... keep [periods and commas] inside the quotation marks if they apply only to the quoted material and outside if they apply to the whole sentence."
- Pitchfork: current and archived Pitchfork articles use commas inside closing quotation marks even when the comma belongs to the surrounding sentence rather than the quoted material. For example:
- In a 2026 Pitchfork review, a sentence reads that a backing track "stops on the word "stop," feels like ..." Under logical punctuation, that comma would normally fall outside the quotation marks because it belongs to the larger sentence, not to the quoted word itself.
- In another Pitchfork review, the sentence describes Elton John's 1972 hit as ""Rocket Man," stripping away ..." Again, the comma is placed inside the closing quotation mark for the song title, which is American-style punctuation, not logical punctuation.
Because Pitchfork demonstrably publishes non-logical punctuation, the categorical statement that both Wikipedia and Pitchfork use logical punctuation is inaccurate.
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- Wikipedia:Manual of Style - Punctuation inside or outside
Use the logical quotation style in all articles ... keep them inside the quotation marks if they apply only to the quoted material and outside if they apply to the whole sentence.
- Olivia Rodrigo: you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love Album Review | Pitchfork
... a backing track that stops on the word "stop," feels like a quick peek at the old Olivia.
- Young Thug: "High" [ft. Elton John] Track Review | Pitchfork
The song is fashioned out of a sample from Elton's classic 1972 hit "Rocket Man," stripping away the original keys and slide guitar ...