: Re: Using dashes in writing dialogue Does anyone use em dashes (or two hyphens) to denote speakers in dialogue passages? Joyce does this as does William Gaddis. Many others. I practice it, but my

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I think that's the default in Spanish; I grew up reading stuff written that way, and I find the quotes... strange.
I do use it a lot to add description to the dialogue. The way I use it slightly different to yours, though:

Rick and Nelly walked through the cathedral.
-- It always makes me feel cold when I come here, - he said shivering. - I think it's something in the prayers.

It's called a "quotation dash", apparently. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quotation_mark,_non-English_usage#Quotation_dash

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