Punctuation & Parentheses?

PARENTHESES
I vote for after the parentheses, but what do I know?. In High School, English was after lunch, and I could usually be found having a little siesta.

I had a high-school English teacher that insisted the period come after the parantheses. It was somehow supposed to indicate that the text in the parantheses was referring to that specific sentence.

I only remember it because I always use them as you did and she always chewed me out for it.

Fishin, what the blue blazes is pictured in your avatar?

Ummm.. The Easter Bunny. He uhhh.. got run over.

That's what happens when bad little bunnies veer off the bunny trail.

You better not let Setanta see that...you'll be fishin' for a new avatar

harmonic--

The parenthetical material is part of the previous sentence. Hence it belongs before the period.

I'd also change your punctuation from "Red Letter" books to "Red Letter Books" so as not to separate the adjectives from the noun they modify.

I used to teach English.

Hmmm... Ok, Thanks!

Noddy, teaching English with an Uzi, I bet everyone in your class knew what a gerund was.

Panzade--

Everyone stayed awake--even after lunch. Guns weren't permitted in the classroom during the dark ages, but a blacksnake whip worked just as well and wasn't nearly as messy.

your advice re: the placement of the parentheses, is correct; however, i would add that the errors in your question, far outstrip the minor flaw of misplacing the period.
I would suggest that you reread, and edit your postings before you place them.

and re: periods, if you want to practice, try punctuating the following phrase:

"fun fun fun worry worry worry"

i shall 'drop' back with the correct answer later..........
[cowards]
fun period, fun period, fun no period, worry, worry, worry!

If the period doesn't go after the parentheses, then what sentence does "(as I call them)" belong to? A sentence (in English at least) begins with a capital letter and ends with a specific kind of sentence-ending punctuation.

"As I call them" isn't a complete sentence on its own. It must belong between the capital letter and the ending punctuation of a sentence.

Or you could solve your problem by rewriting so that the parenthetical phrase falls deep within the sentence -- "It would also be great to find a listing of the "Red Letter Books" (as I call them) because I hope to find out exactly which books were re-issued."

And listen to Noddy. She knows what's up.

Thanks, Wy.

Gee Noddy

I just realised you're approaching your 2004th post.
I'll get the champagne chillin'

panzade--

And cheers to your recognization of a festive occasion!

POP!!!!!!!!!


CHEERS!!!!!

It's definitely after the parentheses (the period) since it's still the same sentence.