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Q&A Capitalization after interrupted dialogue

As a general rule, I tend to use dashes where the character is dramatically interrupted where as ellipses are used when it's a subtler interruption. I.E. Tony:"But at least Thanos doesn't kno...

posted 5y ago by hszmv‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T05:47:40Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar hszmv‭ · 2019-12-08T05:47:40Z (almost 5 years ago)
As a general rule, I tend to use dashes where the character is dramatically interrupted where as ellipses are used when it's a subtler interruption.

I.E.

> Tony:"But at least Thanos doesn't know where the final-"
> 
> Steve: "OH CRAP!"

vs.

> Tony:"But at least Thanos doesn't know where the final..."
> 
> Steve: "Oh Crap."

In the former, Steve has an immediate and very sudden realization that something has gone terribly wrong. In the later, it's a softer realization.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-04-08T20:43:42Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 0