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Sailsofoblivion Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Dialogue Spacing
Hello, I was just wondering if this works better as two separate pieces of dialogue (for the sake of emphasis), or is it potentially confusing as it is said by the same speaker and therefore no new paragraph is required?
“You brought that upon yourself. Everyone was going to find out eventually,” my Dad said, coldly. “Don’t come back here unless you’re willing to act like a member of this family. You’re overreacting,” he declared. “I didn’t want it to come to this, but you’ve given me no choice.”
Compared to:
“You brought that upon yourself. Everyone was going to find out eventually,” my Dad said, coldly.
“Don’t come back here unless you’re willing to act like a member of this family. You’re overreacting,” he declared. “I didn’t want it to come to this, but you’ve given me no choice.”
“You brought that upon yourself. Everyone was going to find out eventually,” my Dad said, coldly. “Don’t come back here unless you’re willing to act like a member of this family. You’re overreacting,” he declared. “I didn’t want it to come to this, but you’ve given me no choice.”
Compared to:
“You brought that upon yourself. Everyone was going to find out eventually,” my Dad said, coldly.
“Don’t come back here unless you’re willing to act like a member of this family. You’re overreacting,” he declared. “I didn’t want it to come to this, but you’ve given me no choice.”
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sailsofoblivion I was just wondering if this works better as two separate pieces of dialogue (for the sake of emphasis), or is it potentially confusing as it is said by the same speaker and therefore no new paragraph is required? The separation is confusing. sailsofoblivion for the sake of emphasis That doesn't work.
- sailsofoblivion I was just wondering if this works better as two separate pieces of dialogue (for the sake of emphasis), or is it potentially confusing as it is said by the same speaker and therefore no new paragraph is required?
- The separation is confusing.
- sailsofoblivion for the sake of emphasis That doesn't work.
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sailsofoblivion I was just wondering if this works better as two separate pieces of dialogue (for the sake of emphasis), or is it potentially confusing as it is said by the same speaker and therefore no new paragraph is required?The separation is confusing.
sailsofoblivionfor the sake of emphasisThat doesn't work.
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