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I made these as a way to compile all the geographical vocabulary that I thought was useful and interesting for writers. Some descriptors share categories, and some are simplified, but for the most part everything is in its proper place. Not all the words are as useable as others, and some might take tricky wording to pull off, but I hope these prove useful to all you writers out there!

Punctuating Dialogue

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➸ “This is a sentence.”

➸ “This is a sentence with a dialogue tag at the end,” she said.

➸ “This,” he said, “is a sentence split by a dialogue tag.”

➸ “This is a sentence,” she said. “This is a new sentence. New sentences are capitalized.”

➸ “This is a sentence followed by an action.” He stood. “They are separate sentences because he did not speak by standing.”

➸ She said, “Use a comma to introduce dialogue. The quote is capitalized when the dialogue tag is at the beginning.”

➸ “Use a comma when a dialogue tag follows a quote,” he said.

“Unless there is a question mark?” she asked.

“Or an exclamation point!” he answered. “The dialogue tag still remains uncapitalized because it’s not truly the end of the sentence.”

➸ “Periods and commas should be inside closing quotations.”

➸ “Hey!” she shouted, “Sometimes exclamation points are inside quotations.”

However, if it’s not dialogue exclamation points can also be “outside”!

➸ “Does this apply to question marks too?” he asked.

If it’s not dialogue, can question marks be “outside”? (Yes, they can.)

➸ “This applies to dashes too. Inside quotations dashes typically express—“

“Interruption” — but there are situations dashes may be outside.

➸ “You’ll notice that exclamation marks, question marks, and dashes do not have a comma after them. Ellipses don’t have a comma after them either…” she said.

➸ “My teacher said, ‘Use single quotation marks when quoting within dialogue.’”

➸ “Use paragraph breaks to indicate a new speaker,” he said.

“The readers will know it’s someone else speaking.”

➸ “If it’s the same speaker but different paragraph, keep the closing quotation off.

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I am beyond pissed right now

There are people who are posting the video of the shooting at the mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand 

And I just talked to one of them

This woman, Ashley Brionne, is one of many people who have shared the graphic video of the slaughter and she proudly promotes it as a way to “spreading awareness”. However, this act only harms the families and friends of the individuals killed. It is completely disrespectful and should be taken down. I told her as such and this was the resulting conversation:

And her final message before blocking me:

Pretty one-sided, huh?

But you can help to get that video and Ashley taken down!

Here’s her:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/_ashleybrionne_ or go to @_ashleybrionne_ 

Insta:  Ashley.brionne

Her company site: https://t.co/4Hm4a1TrQM 

And the number and email for her company:  [email protected]  (504)481-7116

You can go report the video, report her accounts, and email and call/message her company about the disrespect she has displayed for the victims (not to mention boycott any of her products if you are a customer).

“Words don’t hurt, actions do lmao”

Is that so, Ashley? 

I am begging all of you; friends, followers, mutuals, friends of followers, and complete strangers, to help me to get it taken down! 

Also, if you have seen anyone else post this video, reblog and let me know! 

Please Tumblr, I need your help.

Please reblog and share. 

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