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Old 02-11-2020, 12:54 PM   #27
Jellby
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Originally Posted by Turtle91 View Post
I guess I've read enough British and/or Australian authors that either way is good to me. But, could you imagine trying to read with double angle quotes?!?!

John said, «I'm going to mess with your mind now...»
I don't see the problem, looks nice. It's worse in »German«, or in »Swedish»

Personally, I prefer em-dashes (or quotation dashes) and no quotes:

—I'm going to mess with your mind now —said John—. Yes, I am...

but I'm biased.
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