Me again! This one is kind of lame, but it bothers me.
Is there a proper way to punctuate a sentence of dialogue in which a particular phrase/word is repeated and also interrupted by writing that isn't dialogue (i.e. -- "he said"). That probably doesn't make sense, so please see the following examples:
"Right now," he said. "Right now I could go for a cheeseburger."
Does that seem correct? Or would it be something more like:
"Right now--" he said, "right now I could go for a cheeseburger."
or . . .
"Right now," he said, "--right now I could go for a cheeseburger."
I hope my question is clear.
Thanks for your help!
Top answer
I wouldn't use the --- "Right now," he said. "
— Woodward
I wouldn't use the --- "Right now," he said.
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