Is it possible to add a colon instead of a comma before quotations?
Like this:
Person A said: "Blah Blah Blah."
Not as in theatrical performance, but as used in an story.
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It is legitimate in some cases, and, truth be told, there are instances when it is preferable to a comma. Such as:
Upon giving it some thought, Person A divested himself of the following remark: "Well, you know. That's just the way it is, I suppose, as you might say."
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Person A kept uttering all kinds of banalities, such as: "And what does that have to do with the price of beans, if I may ask?"
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Do you know of any rules that might guide the choice? – Plown Over Sep 12 '18 at 21:20
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Instinctive, I think. I may be wrong. – Ricky Sep 12 '18 at 21:29