The correct way to punctuate the end of the quotation in this context is:
**Did he just say, “I’m a jazz fan”?**
This format follows the convention in American English where the question mark that pertains to the whole sentence, rather than just the quoted material, is placed outside the quotation marks.
What is the correct way to punctuate the end of this quotation?
Did he just say, “I’m a jazz fan”
Did he just say, “I’m a jazz fan”?
Did he just say, “I’m a jazz fan?”
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