Version at: 12/10/2013, 04:02
#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)
32 examples by native speakers use « SENTENCE_1 » « SENTENCE_2 »
5 examples by native speakers use "SENTENCE_1" - "SENTENCE_2"
**German**
212 examples by native speakers use „SENTENCE_1“ — „SENTENCE_2“
180 examples by native speakers use "SENTENCE_1" "SENTENCE_2"
82 examples by native speakers use "SENTENCE_1" - "SENTENCE_2"
54 examples by native speakers use „SENTENCE_1“ „SENTENCE_1“
**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"
## Reference
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-English_usage_of_quotation_marks](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-English_usage_of_quotation_marks)
This might be a good guide. However, the Tatoeba Corpus has adopted "straight" quotes as the standard rather than "curly" quotes.
[http://french.stackexchange.com/questions/115/is-it-necessary-to-use-guillemets-when-quoting-in-french-or-may-one-use-english](http://french.stackexchange.com/questions/115/is-it-necessary-to-use-guillemets-when-quoting-in-french-or-may-one-use-english)
French seems to use 2 different standards.
version at: 03/05/2014, 08:34
#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)
32 examples by native speakers use « SENTENCE_1 » « SENTENCE_2 »
5 examples by native speakers use "SENTENCE_1" - "SENTENCE_2"
**German**
212 examples by native speakers use „SENTENCE_1“ — „SENTENCE_2“
180 examples by native speakers use "SENTENCE_1" "SENTENCE_2"
82 examples by native speakers use "SENTENCE_1" - "SENTENCE_2"
54 examples by native speakers use „SENTENCE_1“ „SENTENCE_1“
**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"
## Reference
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-English_usage_of_quotation_marks](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-English_usage_of_quotation_marks)
This might be a good guide. However, the Tatoeba Corpus has adopted "straight" quotes as the standard rather than "curly" quotes.
[http://french.stackexchange.com/questions/115/is-it-necessary-to-use-guillemets-when-quoting-in-french-or-may-one-use-english](http://french.stackexchange.com/questions/115/is-it-necessary-to-use-guillemets-when-quoting-in-french-or-may-one-use-english)
French seems to use 2 different standards.
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