That would mess me up, too, but it really does make more sense! I know it's become very common in technical writing, in order to most accurately reflect the directions; e.g., Click "Standard install", click "OK", and let the installer run. There is no comma on the actual OK button, so the tech writer doesn't show the comma within the quotation marks describing the button. It's probably a similar case for APA abstracts--only show actual, exact quotes inside quotation marks.
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7/6/09 19:35 (UTC)