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4691mls · 09-01-2013, 06:51 PM

Better yet (IMO) would be if authors explicitly state who's saying what.
"I said this.
"And another thing, I said that," said speaker 1.
"No, you didn't say that," said speaker 2.
"But I did say this," said speaker 1.

Sometimes cumbersome but very, very clear who says what.[/QUOTE]

I don't mind not having the names if it's only a few sentences of dialogue, but if the conversation goes on for a whole page, eventually I lose track of who's saying what.

09-01-2013, 06:51 PM	#84
4691mls Wizard Posts: 2,776 Karma: 30081762 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: US Device: ALL DEVICES ARE STOCK: Kobo Clara, Tolino Shine 2, Sony PRS-T3, T1	Better yet (IMO) would be if authors explicitly state who's saying what. "I said this. "And another thing, I said that," said speaker 1. "No, you didn't say that," said speaker 2. "But I did say this," said speaker 1. Sometimes cumbersome but very, very clear who says what.[/QUOTE] I don't mind not having the names if it's only a few sentences of dialogue, but if the conversation goes on for a whole page, eventually I lose track of who's saying what.