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Old 03-17-2021, 11:07 AM   #35
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Originally Posted by robintes View Post
herewith I quote Quoth from above

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But Academics are perfectly expert at dialogue and DO know the rules. It's just most of their books are aimed at Formal Writing and Journalism, not fiction with dialogue.
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Well there's an oxymoron "Writing and Journalism"
Never let the truth get in the way of a good story and remember your copy is there to fill the white spaces
FORMAL writing.
It's rude to twist by misquoting.

And your comment has NOTHING to do with how to write or indicate dialogue.
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