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Thu 29 Dec, 2016 07:59 pm
Hi all, I have a quick question about capitalization in dialogue, specifically whether the second part of dialogue is capitalized after the dialogue tag in cases where the first part finishes with an exclamation point or a question mark.
Example:
“Jenny!” he called to his wife, “What happened to us?”
So is the "W" in the word what supposed to be capitalized, or not?
I find this a bit confusing because it would seem not, but that doesn't seem proper when an exclamation point or question mark serves to "end" the first part. Thanks in advance for your help!
@DaveinJapan,
Yes, it's capitalized because you completed the previous sentence with an explanation point. It's a terminal punctuation.
@cicerone imposter,
I'd disagree w/Cis! but dunno why
Con we needja
@DaveinJapan,
Welcome to a2k, Dave. You ask good questions!
@Roberta,
Very good; I believe that covers all the options.