I see… Thanks for explaining, I’ll talk to my editors about this. They have been asking me whether I should just use :” or ,” since i mixed them up 😛
Usually when using a colon, it means that an explanation or further info is to follow. So, personally I prefer using a comma in the case of an upcoming dialogue.
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He said: “I am Groot”
The other one said, “Hodor”
Personally I prefere the :”
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Depends on the sentence that is being used, both symbols mean different things.
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can you explain it?
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The colon is generally used on a separate line like:
Xiao Yun: “Mwahahahahaaa!”
The comma is generally used in-line like:
Xiao Yun laughed maniacally, “mwahahahahaaa!”
“Mwahahahahaaa!”, laughed Xiao Yun maniacally.
The only time you might use the colon in-line is when
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Whoops, forgot to delete the last part of my comment, I couldn’t think of anything other than a list of thought responses…
Xiao Yun came up with some maniacal laughs: “Mwahahahaaa!”, “Nishishishishiii”, and “Kukukukukakakakaahahahahaaaaaa!”
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I see… Thanks for explaining, I’ll talk to my editors about this. They have been asking me whether I should just use :” or ,” since i mixed them up 😛
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you can vote for both. I voted for both 🙂 ^^
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Thank jesus. This means I don’t have to correct every single one ;-;
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Usually when using a colon, it means that an explanation or further info is to follow. So, personally I prefer using a comma in the case of an upcoming dialogue.
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