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TIL. I thought that was standard in English as well. It is news to me that it is not. Out of curiosity, what is the standard English format for such dialogues?
by smnrchrds 6y ago
TIL. I thought that was standard in English as well. It is news to me that it is not. Out of curiosity, what is the standard English format for such dialogues?
- Liquid_Fire 6y agoIn English you usually use quotes. The linked Wikipedia section has some examples in English, alongside the Russian/Hungarian/Finnish examples: > “You don't seem to be anything special,” said Korkala almost sadly, “but there's no help to it.” Another thing to note is that if the quotation spans multiple paragraphs, you repeat the opening quote at the start of each paragraph (but not the closing one - it only appears at the end of the last paragraph).
- smnrchrds 6y agoThat explains why I always wondered English books and their translations use "said" and its variations way more than books written in the other languages I speak. Thanks for the explanation