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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)
German - Not Yet Standard
180 examples by native speakers using this format. 397533 deu "Wo ist euer Haus?" "Dort drüben." MUIRIEL
82 examples by native speakers using this format. 443764 deu "Wie geht es dir?" - "Mir geht es gut, danke." Espi
Hebrew 193 examples by native speakers use the same pattern as English.