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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)

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 - Not Yet Standard

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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