On Mon, 26 Aug 1996, PhoneyNT wrote:
One thing I did notice a lot of, (and I do it too) is I think that in
dialouge that if the sentence ends with what would be a period, then
person said, whatever, it's a comma?
Like here: "I'm too little." she looked at the table pouting.
Should be: "I'm too little," she looked at the table pouting.
Jeez, I'm not sure, I just get called on it all the time. Would one of
you English major type people clarify that for us?
I'm no major, but the second sentence there is correct.
I think it depends on whether or not it's part of a continuing sentence.
I have always written with a full stop if it was the end of the statement
by that character... Of course... I could be wrong... Sounds like one of
those things that people be arguing forever...
P-word.
BTW: You're sigs fallen off, Phoney....