Talk:Parenthesis (rhetoric)

If a parenthesis ends a sentence, is the period outside the parenthesis, or within? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.8.17.247 (talk • contribs)

It's within if the whole sentence is enclosed in parentheses, and outside if the parethetical comment is just part of the sentence. Michael Hardy 16:39, 18 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I would suggest adding an example which uses em dashes around the parenthetical statement, but I'm somewhat worried that it will make the example section too long. Thoughts? 71.198.116.151 (talk) 17:26, 17 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Other uses

There are several other types of markers which are conceptually treated as parentheticals when it comes to punctuation - post-nominal titles ("Maureen Alcott, PhD., is a professor in our engineering department"); years in MDY dates ("On July 4, 1826, Presidents Adams and Jefferson passed away"); and the largest host of a geographic region ("Chicago, Illinois, U.S., held a World's Fair in 1893"), among others. Should these be considered a type of parenthesis, grammatically speaking? Etymographer (talk) 18:40, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Etymographer: Yes, but your example is more related to linguistics than to rhetoric. So, either the article's title needs editing or your examples need a separate article. I vote for the latter since there are numerous considerations, not only punctuation but also prosody, that are entailed. Please ping me if you create a new article. --Kent Dominic·(talk) 09:21, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]