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I don't believe that one is preferred over the other or that you have to be consistent. However, I do believe that they signal something slightly different, at least in certain locales. In the En...
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2019-12-08T05:20:21Z (almost 5 years ago)
I don't believe that one is preferred over the other or that you have to be consistent. However, I do believe that they signal something slightly different, at least in certain locales. In the England I grew up in, "says Max" signals that Max's interjection is unexpected or cheeky. It might be used where a child interjects something into an adult conversation, for instance. Whether that subtlety is more widespread or still current, however, is more than I can say.
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2016-06-16T14:36:16Z (over 8 years ago)
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