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Old 09-12-2014, 05:30 AM   #23
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Originally Posted by doubleshuffle View Post
I think there are two standards, at least in English (in German it has always been option 2) only, I think):


1)
"Some speech...

"Some more speech by same person...

"Last bit of speech by same person."


2)
"Some speech...

Some more speech by same person...

Last bit of speech by same person."


My impression is that 1) has become rarer.
2 is just plain wrong, I'm afraid. Anyone who uses it is ignorant of the correct way to punctuate English.
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