First Time Like many students, Teatime didn't wait until he graduated from the Guild to take on his very first assignment.Such an arrangement was covertly approved of by the teaching staff, even if it meant that untrained youngsters were taking on work: if they botched the job, well, it was entirely unofficial and had nothing to do with the Guild proper, and if they did well, it was a testament to the Guild's teaching. Students felt that it prepared them for the final exam: no last minute can-I-or-can't-I moral dilemmas.Not that Teatime had ever been in any doubt. In fact, he was one of the youngest students to go this route, completing his first su
Punctuating Dialogue: A Guide Standard Punctuation: DialogueSometimes we read dialogue so often, punctuated in so many different ways, that we either forget what we've learned (if that was anything memorable to begin with) or we rely on instinct to guide us. A common example of this can be seen in the opening dialogue of darksouldream's piece, Bobby:No, replied Cindy `I think his sister Becky is staying with her, but she keeps muttering about parents out living children. The doctors been keeping her pretty sedated.Most Americans will cringe at this. Why? Well, double quotation marks are the more acceptable usage (th
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