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I've seen styles where writers end sentences with commas if it is inside double quotes and styles where writers end sentences with periods. For example: "She's late again." mumbled Jason. ...
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I've seen styles where writers end sentences with commas if it is inside double quotes and styles where writers end sentences with periods. For example: > "She's late again." mumbled Jason. versus: > "She's late again," mumbled Jason. Why is it considered common practice to end a sentence with a comma instead of a period?