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Thecandymancan Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Are these quotes correct punctuated?

Is the following sentence correctly punctuated? Or should I use a period after 'dirtball'?

But her hate for her father becomes unmistakable when she says: “He is a dirtball,” and later adding, “I hate him so much!”

How about: But her hate for her father becomes unmistakable when she says: "He is a dirtball" and "I hate him so much!"
  

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Hi, Is the following sentence correctly punctuated? Or should I use a period after 'dirtball'? " Best wishes, Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, Is the following sentence correctly punctuated?
  • Or should I use a period after 'dirtball'?
  • " Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,

Is the following sentence correctly punctuated? Or should I use a period after 'dirtball'?

But her hate for her father becomes unmistakable when she says: “He is a dirtball,” and later adding, “I hate him so much!”


I'd say But her hate for her father becomes unmistakable when
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ThecandymancanIs the following sentence correctly punctuated? Or should I use a period after 'dirtball'?

But her hate for her father becomes unmistakable when she says “He is a dirtball” and later adding, “I hate him so much!”

...dirtball", later adding... OR ..
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It's interesting to see that you people don't think I should use a comma (or colon) before 'says'. I have noticed that most authors use a comma after a form of said. Maybe this is only an American thing?
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If it dialogue, I would insert a comma after says, but where, as in your example, it is quoting what someone says, I would omit it.
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