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You don't capitalize the dialogue tag she said or she laughed if it's attached to your dialogue. You would only capitalize She laughed if it's a new thought. So: "Do you know where we are going...
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2019-12-13T12:00:35Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added
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2019-12-08T05:10:47Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
You don't capitalize the dialogue tag _she said_ or _she laughed_ if it's attached to your dialogue. You would only capitalize _She laughed_ if it's a new thought. So: > "Do you know where we are going?" she said. > > "We're going to Albuquerque," he responded. > > "Seraphina!" the dark Persian man cried. BUT > "Do you know where we are going?" She struggled not to shout. > > "We're going to Albuquerque." He laughed. It was an old joke. > > "Seraphina!" The dark Persian man wept to see her. There's a related recent discussion here: [Why end sentences with commas instead of periods when the sentence is in a quote?](https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/21536/why-end-sentences-with-commas-instead-of-periods-when-the-sentence-is-in-a-quote/)
#1: Imported from external source
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2016-04-02T21:13:58Z (over 8 years ago)
Original score: 4