American vs British punctuation

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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  1. He sat down, closed his eyes and said “Hello,” Daniel.

  2. He sat down, closed his eyes and said “Hello”, Daniel.

Is #1 the American way of punctuation and #2 the British way?

Thanks.

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Well, they are both incorrect on either side of the pond, since the whole quote, “Hello, Daniel”, should be inside quotation marks / inverted commas.

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Also, the space after ‘hello’ is redundant.

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