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Futurehuman11 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

fiction dialogue question

This question is for all of the fiction writers out there: How do you punctuate dialogue? I know that it's OK to have comma splices, incorrect grammar, and run-on sentences, but is idenifying restrictive/nonrestrictive elements necessary?
  

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You mean inside the quotation marks? You are free to write however your character speaks: He said, "Whats the use of helping qwirys on him that poor simpo I dont think he knows nothing to tel no moren any of them ever do. I do like other Pry Mincers done befor me becaws thats what the Mincery wants.

  • You mean inside the quotation marks?
  • You are free to write however your character speaks: He said, "Whats the use of helping qwirys on him that poor simpo I dont think he knows nothing to tel no moren any of them ever do.
  • I do like other Pry Mincers done befor me becaws thats what the Mincery wants.
  • Im terning them frontwards in a woal lot of ways only I cant do it all at 1ce.
  • We aint none of us what you cud call qwick but mos of them roun me theyre 2ce as unqwick as I am Iwl tel you that.
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You mean inside the quotation marks? You are free to write however your character speaks:
He said, "Whats the use of helping qwirys on him that poor simpo I dont think he knows nothing to tel no moren any of them ever do. I do like other Pry Mincers done befor me becaws thats what the Mincery wants. Im terning them frontwards in a woal lot of ways only I cant do it all at 1

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