tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post666563571727873430..comments2023-05-06T01:52:27.335-07:00Comments on The Sentence Sleuth: Criminal Sentence 86: Three Errors in a RowThe Sentence Sleuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09253486236870691918noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post-75228439005765715472008-09-17T17:35:00.000-07:002008-09-17T17:35:00.000-07:00I'm looking at Chicago, 14th edition (p178), and i...I'm looking at Chicago, 14th edition (p178), and it allows a comma in indirect dialog or imagined dialog. You can't, however, have a comma if you're paraphrasing someone, as in He said that he wasn't coming.<BR/>If anyone can find a source to tell me otherwise about the comma and "says," I'd be happy to hear about it.<BR/>Thanks, Jeb.The Sentence Sleuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09253486236870691918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5957711516423189280.post-42094065075835674582008-09-17T15:33:00.000-07:002008-09-17T15:33:00.000-07:00You say that the sentence 'Why do you say "address...You say that the sentence 'Why do you say "address an envelope to my son?"' is missing the comma after say. I wonder. It's clear that the comma is needed after a speaker tag in dialog. But here is no dialogue, merely a quote of a fragment. There is a distinction. Take the sentence 'Why did you say "poodle" when you meant "dachshund"?' I really believe commas here would be wrong. Could you use your resources to check up on this? I am very curious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com