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Q&A What is the name of the technique where quotation marks are not closed but reopened to indicate a break in speech

This is called the multi-paragraph quotation rule; see here: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/96608/why-does-the-multi-paragraph-quotation-rule-exist Also read the top accepted answer ...

posted 6y ago by Amadeus‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-19T22:13:24Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T08:48:47Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T08:48:47Z (almost 5 years ago)
This is called the multi-paragraph quotation rule;

see here: [https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/96608/why-does-the-multi-paragraph-quotation-rule-exist](https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/96608/why-does-the-multi-paragraph-quotation-rule-exist)

Also read the top accepted answer there, for an explanation as to why we do it that way (so we don't have to re-identify who is speaking for every new paragraph).

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-05-14T21:58:26Z (over 6 years ago)
Original score: 15