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Q&A What are the rules for punctuating a conversation?

Are there hard and fast rules for characters speaking to each other? As far as quotations, or without them? Are they hinged inside a paragraph or ruled to only be in a talking string?

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by M.E. Rollins‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T13:03:16Z (about 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/48264
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar M.E. Rollins‭ · 2019-12-08T13:03:16Z (about 5 years ago)
Are there hard and fast rules for characters speaking to each other? As far as quotations, or without them? Are they hinged inside a paragraph or ruled to only be in a talking string?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-09-29T15:20:50Z (about 5 years ago)
Original score: 3