New pope revives question: What is a "Latino?"
Perhaps it's true that someone of Italian heritage is not a Latino, but it is definitely true that this question mark is in the wrong place. It should be at the end:
What is a "Latino"?
If the item in quotation marks is a question, the question mark goes inside; otherwise, outside.
Here are two correct examples:
She asked, "What is your name?" ("What is your name" is a question, so the question mark goes inside.)
What is the meaning of "doofus"? ("Doofus" is not a question; the question is the entire sentence, so the question mark goes outside.)
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