A Dialogue Question...
Wed, 2015-01-14 14:45
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A Dialogue Question...
So, here's a little thing that's been tripping up my OCD lately...
If there's a name at the end of a sentence in a dialogue, how do you punctuate it in the following formula:
Example 1: "Eat the shoe, Bob," she said.
Example 2: "Eat the shoe, Bob." she said.
And in the case that example 2 is valid, would the word "she" be capitalized?
Eat the shoe, Bob? Then she went and got the shoe. 1 unless it's 2.
If example two was the case then yes, 'she' should be capitalised:
Example 2: "Eat the shoe, Bob." She said.
However it would be more usual to go with example 1.
A full stop at the end of the dialogue in example two would be acceptable if the prose were to continue on eg:
Example 2: "Eat the shoe, Bob." Catherine smiled at the thought of Bob eating the shoe.
I think.
Thank you! :)