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#How to Write Dialogues

##Why Write Dialogues

In order to provide context, sometimes single sentences are not enough.

##Formatting Standards - Examples

**English** - Put each sentence in (double) quotes.

"I caught a bad cold." "That's too bad."

**Japanese**  - Put each sentence in quotes 「　」without 。

「悪い風邪を引きました」「それはいけませんね」


##Others - (In Progress - Just Notes)

NOTE: Perhaps most languages that use the quote character ("), are using the same standard in the Tatoeba Corpus as English does.  I've checked the following languages.

**Esperanto**

(No native speakers, but ...)

520 examples use this format.
"SENTENCE_1" "SENTENCE_2"

184 examples use this format.
"SENTENCE_1" - "SENTENCE_2"

**French**

75 examples by native speakers use "SENTENCE_1" "SENTENCE_2"  (Same as English)

5 examples by native speakers use "SENTENCE_1" - "SENTENCE_2"

**German**

180 examples by native speakers use "SENTENCE_1" "SENTENCE_2"

82 examples by native speakers use "SENTENCE_1" - "SENTENCE_2"

**Hebrew**

193 examples by native speakers use "SENTENCE_1" "SENTENCE_2"

? examples by native speakers use "SENTENCE_1" - "SENTENCE_2"
(I can't easily check RTL languages for this.)

**Portuguese**

606 examples by native speakers use "SENTENCE_1" "SENTENCE_2"  (Same as English)

0 examples by native speakers use "SENTENCE_1" - "SENTENCE_2"

**Spanish**

383 examples by native speakers use "SENTENCE_1" "SENTENCE_2"  (Same as English)

6 examples by native speakers use "SENTENCE_1" - "SENTENCE_2"

version at: 11/10/2013, 23:54

#How to Write Dialogues

##Why Write Dialogues

In order to provide context, sometimes single sentences are not enough.

##Formatting Standards - Examples

**English** - Put each sentence in (double) quotes.

"I caught a bad cold." "That's too bad."

**Japanese**  - Put each sentence in quotes 「　」without 。 There is no additional space between these quotes 」「.

「悪い風邪を引きました」「それはいけませんね」


##Others - (In Progress - Just Notes)

NOTE: Perhaps most languages that use the quote character ("), are using the same standard in the Tatoeba Corpus as English does.  I've checked the following languages.

**Esperanto**

(No native speakers, but ...)

520 examples use this format.
"SENTENCE_1" "SENTENCE_2"

184 examples use this format.
"SENTENCE_1" - "SENTENCE_2"

**French**

75 examples by native speakers use "SENTENCE_1" "SENTENCE_2"  (Same as English)

5 examples by native speakers use "SENTENCE_1" - "SENTENCE_2"

**German**

180 examples by native speakers use "SENTENCE_1" "SENTENCE_2"

82 examples by native speakers use "SENTENCE_1" - "SENTENCE_2"

**Hebrew**

193 examples by native speakers use "SENTENCE_1" "SENTENCE_2"

? examples by native speakers use "SENTENCE_1" - "SENTENCE_2"
(I can't easily check RTL languages for this.)

**Portuguese**

606 examples by native speakers use "SENTENCE_1" "SENTENCE_2"  (Same as English)

0 examples by native speakers use "SENTENCE_1" - "SENTENCE_2"

**Spanish**

383 examples by native speakers use "SENTENCE_1" "SENTENCE_2"  (Same as English)

6 examples by native speakers use "SENTENCE_1" - "SENTENCE_2"

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