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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Writing Tip of the Day-Dialogue

When indicating speech for publication in the United States, double quote marks (“) are used. When a character directly quotes another within a piece of dialogue, single quote marks(‘) should be used.

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Monday, February 14, 2011

Writing Tip of the Day-Dialogue

Story tellers from time immemorial have declaimed the speeches of their different characters and imitated their voices. However, dialogue as a fictional device had its origins in classical Greek drama.

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