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Q&A Why end sentences with commas instead of periods when the sentence is in a quote?

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. ...

3 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by RichS‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T05:10:03Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/21536
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar RichS‭ · 2019-12-08T05:10:03Z (almost 5 years ago)
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?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2016-03-30T15:35:45Z (over 8 years ago)
Original score: 1