In the modern idiom:
βSo Bob said [β¦]β indicates that I am directly quoting Bob.
βThen Bob was like [β¦]β indicates that I am paraphrasing Bob.
βAnd Bob was all [β¦]β indicates that I am paraphrasing Bob, and additionally I am being a dick about it.
I donβt know about you, but I think itβs fantastic that we have a specific grammatical convention for that.
















