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* Starting a direct quote requires its own paragraph. An indirect quote (paraphrasing what someone else said) directly related to the preceding sentence can be part of the same paragraph. Try to have paragraphs be no longer than six lines. | * Starting a direct quote requires its own paragraph. An indirect quote (paraphrasing what someone else said) directly related to the preceding sentence can be part of the same paragraph. Try to have paragraphs be no longer than six lines. | ||
* The American use of punctuation within quotes is preferred to the less often-seen British usage. Punctuation at the end of a sentence is to be placed within the quotation marks, if applicable. Exceptions are colons, semi-colons and question marks that are not part of the quote. | * The American use of punctuation within quotes is preferred to the less often-seen British usage. Punctuation at the end of a sentence is to be placed within the quotation marks, if applicable. Exceptions are colons, semi-colons and question marks that are not part of the quote. | ||
* Use a comma, not a period, when connecting a quote to a speech tag. It is not: ''"You do this right." he said.' This is correct: ''"You do this right," he said.'' If the punctuation ending the quote is a ! or a ?, the pronoun is still lower-case, such as "You get it right!" he said. | * Use a comma, not a period, when connecting a quote to a speech tag. It is not: ''"You do this right." he said.'' This is correct: ''"You do this right," he said.'' If the punctuation ending the quote is a ! or a ?, the pronoun is still lower-case, such as "You get it right!" he said. | ||
* Names of cities, when accompanied by a state or country name, should be followed by a comma. For example, ''In Tokyo, Japan, you can find lots of Pokémon fans.'' and ''The event will take place in Portland, Ore., on Aug. 17.'' | * Names of cities, when accompanied by a state or country name, should be followed by a comma. For example, ''In Tokyo, Japan, you can find lots of Pokémon fans.'' and ''The event will take place in Portland, Ore., on Aug. 17.'' | ||