Anything wrong with this sentence?

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PlacidRan

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"Get out" was the last thing I said.

Or should I add a comma to make it look like this:

"Get out," was the last thing I said.

Or are they both accurate?
 

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I wouldn't use the comma that way.

I said, "Get out!"

But not the way you have it.
 

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"Get out" was the last thing I said.

Or should I add a comma to make it look like this:

"Get out," was the last thing I said.

Or are they both accurate?

In a straight quote, it would be "Get out," I said.

The comma goes before the second quotation mark. Your construction was a little strange and I agree with Barb that reversing it would be a little better:

The last thing I said was "Get out."
 

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Thanks noted.
 
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