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Colon or comma for direct quotations?
Colon usage in EnglishUsage of colon in English writingFull stop, double stop, period and colonCleaning up / formatting verbatim quotationsPresident Nixon declared “I am not a crook.”Usage of imagined content in direct speechQuotes, Italics, or Nothing? Introducing the concept of a type of listSemi-colon, colon or comma?Comma vs. Colon - single sentences?Sentence colon or comma
I've seen two ways to introduce direction quotations:
1) The host made an announcement, "You are all staying for dinner."
2) The host made an announcement: "You are all staying for dinner."
Is one more correct than the other? Is it a matter of style? The only thing I can find on it is that if the quotation contains two or more sentences, most writers introduce it with a colon.
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I've seen two ways to introduce direction quotations:
1) The host made an announcement, "You are all staying for dinner."
2) The host made an announcement: "You are all staying for dinner."
Is one more correct than the other? Is it a matter of style? The only thing I can find on it is that if the quotation contains two or more sentences, most writers introduce it with a colon.
commas quotations colon
asked 6 hours ago
user27343user27343
224
It's stylistic. Typically, however, commas are used with dialogue exchanges. (And the number of sentences quoted makes no difference.)
– Jason Bassford
2 hours ago
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I've seen two ways to introduce direction quotations:
1) The host made an announcement, "You are all staying for dinner."
2) The host made an announcement: "You are all staying for dinner."
Is one more correct than the other? Is it a matter of style? The only thing I can find on it is that if the quotation contains two or more sentences, most writers introduce it with a colon.
commas quotations colon
asked 6 hours ago
user27343user27343
224
I've seen two ways to introduce direction quotations:
1) The host made an announcement, "You are all staying for dinner."
2) The host made an announcement: "You are all staying for dinner."
Is one more correct than the other? Is it a matter of style? The only thing I can find on it is that if the quotation contains two or more sentences, most writers introduce it with a colon.
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It's stylistic. Typically, however, commas are used with dialogue exchanges. (And the number of sentences quoted makes no difference.)
– Jason Bassford
2 hours ago
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It's stylistic. Typically, however, commas are used with dialogue exchanges. (And the number of sentences quoted makes no difference.)
– Jason Bassford
2 hours ago
It's stylistic. Typically, however, commas are used with dialogue exchanges. (And the number of sentences quoted makes no difference.)
– Jason Bassford
2 hours ago
It's stylistic. Typically, however, commas are used with dialogue exchanges. (And the number of sentences quoted makes no difference.)
– Jason Bassford
2 hours ago
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Commas are typically used in general writing.
Colons are mostly used in script writing.
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Commas are typically used in general writing.
Colons are mostly used in script writing.
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Commas are typically used in general writing.
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Commas are typically used in general writing.
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It's stylistic. Typically, however, commas are used with dialogue exchanges. (And the number of sentences quoted makes no difference.)
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