Utanaðkoma
Utanaðkoma is an Icelandic term that translates to "outer comma" or "external comma." It refers to a specific grammatical construction in Icelandic that involves a comma placed outside quotation marks. This convention is distinct from the punctuation rules found in many other languages, where commas are typically placed inside quotation marks if they precede the closing quotation.
In Icelandic, the utanaðkoma rule generally applies when a quoted passage is followed by a comma that
The purpose of this convention is to clearly distinguish between the punctuation that belongs to the quoted