Punctuation Or Not

[ellajam]

I abhor the notion of putting punctuation inside the quotes
because It doesn't parse in a logical manner. I'm a being
of the software universe, I cannot do otherwise.

I use '?' after the quotes because the sentence 'Are...'
is asking the question.

Are you suggesting I replace the word "whilst" ?

In the sentence below I put the '?' inside the quotes because it
is the 'Where...' that is posing the question.

Jack asked "Where are you going today?" , but didn't bother
to listen to the answer.

Note that the ',' above is outside because it belongs to the 'Jack...'
sentence. (There is no ',' after asked because there is no pause.)

English is changed by utilizing the change.

Thanks, Ray, that's where I would like to stand. I've recently been throwing them all inside the quotes but I'm more comfortable with end punctuation outside the quote if it is not a part of what is being quoted.