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Daithy Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Ways to punctuate this?

Ways to punctuate this?It seems hard for me to grasp different ways of punctuating citations in books, e.g. is there a lower case or upper case after an exclamation mark and etc. I came across this quote on the internet:

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Everyone I know is like "I'm having another baby!" and I am just like "I am having another glass of wine!"
  

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Daithy punctuating citations That is not a citation; it is a quotation. " 'Like' as an interjection is a sign of casual or slang speech; it is usually but not necessarily followed by a comma.

— Mister Micawber

  • Daithy punctuating citations That is not a citation; it is a quotation.
  • " 'Like' as an interjection is a sign of casual or slang speech; it is usually but not necessarily followed by a comma.
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Daithypunctuating citations
That is not a citation; it is a quotation.

Everyone I know is like, "I'm having another baby!" and I am just like, "I am having another glass of wine!"

'Like' as an interjection is a sign of casual or slang speech; it is usually but not necessarily followed by a comma.
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Mister MicawberThat is not a citation; it is a quotation.
Thanks for that, taking a note on this one.
Mister Micawber'Like' as an interjection is a sign of casual or slang speech; it is usually but not necessarily followed by a comma.
I know about the 'like', it actually should be set off in commas. My main focus in the quot
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DaithyMy main focus in the quote was the exclamation mark and the continuation afterwards. What if I swap the exclamation mark for a period (I realise that it's not the best option), how would the sentence continue?
You can use the exclamation mark as it was. You cannot use a period mid-sentence; you must replace it with a comma. The second period, at the en
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Mister Micawber DaithyMy main focus in the quote was the exclamation mark and the continuation afterwards. What if I swap the exclamation mark for a period (I realise that it's not the best option), how would the sentence continue?You can use the exclamation mark as it was. You cannot use a period mid-sentence; you must replace it with a comma. The second period, at the e
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DaithyBut isn't the comma a part of a quote?
Not really.
DaithyDoesn't that only end the quote, not the sentence?
The quote continues. I am not going to try to explain the rationale for punctuation with quotation marks; I am merely giving you the accepted practice.
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Mister MicawberThe quote continues. I am not going to try to explain the rationale for punctuation with quotation marks; I am merely giving you the accepted practice.
Thank you very much for the accepted practice. I would be really grateful if someone would share the rationale behind it. I am not trying to understand the symptom, and I want to understand to ca
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