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Writing Tips

Punctuating Dialogue

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➸ “This is a sentence.”

➸ “This is a sentence with a dialogue tag at the end,” she said.

➸ “This,” he said, “is a sentence split by a dialogue tag.”

➸ “This is a sentence,” she said. “This is a new sentence. New sentences are capitalized.”

➸ “This is a sentence followed by an action.” He stood. “They are separate sentences because he did not speak by standing.”

➸ She said, “Use a comma to introduce dialogue. The quote is capitalized when the dialogue tag is at the beginning.”

➸ “Use a comma when a dialogue tag follows a quote,” he said.

“Unless there is a question mark?” she asked.

“Or an exclamation point!” he answered. “The dialogue tag still remains uncapitalized because it’s not truly the end of the sentence.”

➸ “Periods and commas should be inside closing quotations.”

➸ “Hey!” she shouted, “Sometimes exclamation points are inside quotations.”

However, if it’s not dialogue exclamation points can also be “outside”!

➸ “Does this apply to question marks too?” he asked.

If it’s not dialogue, can question marks be “outside”? (Yes, they can.)

➸ “This applies to dashes too. Inside quotations dashes typically express—“

“Interruption” — but there are situations dashes may be outside.

➸ “You’ll notice that exclamation marks, question marks, and dashes do not have a comma after them. Ellipses don’t have a comma after them either…” she said.

➸ “My teacher said, ‘Use single quotation marks when quoting within dialogue.’”

➸ “Use paragraph breaks to indicate a new speaker,” he said.

“The readers will know it’s someone else speaking.”

➸ “If it’s the same speaker but different paragraph, keep the closing quotation off.

“This shows it’s the same character continuing to speak.”

I’m surprised that this didn’t take as long as I thought it would.

Fr one of the most common misconceptions I see in the depictions of the Sumeru Boys dynamic is that like Cyno and Kaveh arent besties-

Like wydm-

They’re fr plotting the down fall of Tighnari and Haitham as we speak. They’re causing trouble they’re making chaos they’re playing TCG they’re being divas they’re making the shittiest of jokes

Cyno and Kaveh are the duo to walk up to a mannequin in the mall name it shake its hand and start up a conversation with it with people watching them

Cyno and Kaveh are the type of besties who are being the absolute shits at all times

They’re fr gossiping about you behind ur back rn they have codes and inside joke upon inside joke to a point where they have their own version of Loss

Cyno and Kaveh will look at each other and LAUGH

Cyno and Kaveh sit and complain about their workaholic boyfriends together

Cyno and Kaveh can and WILL give you the nastiest side eyes

Like guys pls-

Y’all fr sleeping on a GOLD MINE

red is the square you utter buffoon not a FUCKING CIRCLE

a circle is too lappy for red

yellow triangle blue square red circle

A SQUARE CAN'T BE RED