2019年8月28日 · He was saying adds the continuous sense to he said, it suggests that he spoke at length, and so "he is going to leave soon" is just a summary, not directly quoted speech.

2015年5月17日 · A hundred years ago it also sounded normal to say said he, but customs have changed; we no longer like to use inversion with pronouns. It sometimes sounds solemn because archaic language is often used for the express purpose of sounding solemn--but remember that you're reading Tolkien, who loved Old English and modelled his own writing after it.

He said, “ QQQ.” “ QQQ,” he said. “ QQQ,” said he. In particular, in what situations is the “inverted” VS 1 order of said he preferred over either or both of the two versions that use he said in the “normal” SV 2 order? Are these nothing more than three equal options that vary by individual writers’ personal tastes?

The simplest one: for a conversation between two people, don't give attributions like "he said", but just state it. If it's going to be a lengthy conversation, you can also throw names into their speech.

2015年9月29日 · The comma is necessary when the quotation is being said. To use you example: 'He said, "I'll be there in ten minutes.' requires a comma. If, however, you're quoting someone mid-sentence you only need the comma if it's a full sentence. For a short phrase like "just drive" that fits neatly into the sentence, the comma isn't necessary and neither is the capitalization. You always use a comma ...

"He said, she said" has a sense that not only does an interaction look different from the two sides, but of an imbroglio. There are a couple of moments I can think of that are "he said, she said" ...

2015年12月1日 · A lot depends on the specific context, but, roughly speaking, "has said" implies at some unspecified time in the past, while "said" refers to a specific occurrence. For instance: I ran into Steve yesterday and he said that he just got back from vacation at Big Sur. But the odd thing is that, in earlier conversations, Steve has said …

2011年11月18日 · He said the N-word. So, as with most closely-related pairs of common verbs, there are a lot of similarities in their syntax (and why not? they're mostly used for the same purposes, after all), and some differences, too (again, why not? they wouldn't be two different verbs if they were identical in every respect).

2015年11月7日 · It was recently suggested to me that when attributing dialogue after a quote it should always end comma close quote lowercase, as in: "That's what," he said. However, if the character speaks in

2022年3月29日 · He said he has read that book. He said he had read that book. Both of these sentences are grammatically correct. It seems there is a nuance in meaning between them. So, what is the nuance?