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Old 09-19-2014, 08:36 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by mr ploppy View Post
Asked, but the name usually comes first in adult fiction:

"How was it?" Fran asked.

Whereas child fiction is usually the other way round:

"How was it?" asked Fran.
Where did you get this from? About 60 seconds browsing various adults books here shows a mix of both in all of them.
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