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Should you only use colons and full stops in dialogues? I thought about using a semi-colon in one of my dialogues, but I had second thought about it, because when we talk, we don't really different...
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System
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2019-12-08T12:56:49Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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blackbird
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2019-12-08T12:56:49Z (almost 5 years ago)
Should you only use colons and full stops in dialogues? I thought about using a semi-colon in one of my dialogues, but I had second thought about it, because when we talk, we don't really differentiate semi-colons from colons, so it almost in a way nonsensical to use semi-colons in dialogues. What do most authors tend to do concerning semi-colons? Is it ok to replace semi-colons with full stops? When would you personally use semi-colons? For example: > "You need to record every action you make from now on; otherwise, the federal agents will arrest you for questioning." she recommended. > > "You need to record every action you make from now on. Otherwise, the federal agents will arrest you for questioning." she recommended.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2019-09-12T00:55:05Z (about 5 years ago)
Original score: 9