The Dialogue Thing
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Comma with No Dialogue Tag
Flags when a character name after dialogue is followed by an action word instead of a proper dialogue tag.✅ "Hello,"; Sam said❌ 'Hello,' Sam walkedCapital After Comma
Catches incorrect capitalization of dialogue tags after commas. Dialogue tags should be lowercase when continuing the same sentence.✅ 'Hello,' she said❌ 'Hello,' She saidLowercase After Full Stop
Identifies words that should be capitalized after a period in dialogue, as they start a new sentence.✅ 'Hello.' She turned away❌ 'Hello.' she turned awayNo Dialogue Tag After Punctuation
Flags when a character name is followed by an action word instead of a dialogue tag after any punctuation (comma, question mark, exclamation).✅ 'Are you okay?' he asked❌ 'Are you okay?' he ranCapital After Punctuation
Catches dialogue tags that are incorrectly capitalized after punctuation marks. Most dialogue tags should remain lowercase.✅ 'Really?' said Kevin❌ 'Really?' Said Kevin
On false positives
This is an AI-free tool. It's based on pattern recognition and it is not infallible. This means it can create false positives.
For example, this phrase would be marked like this:
Remember: you know your work better than a bunch of computerized rules! 💕
For example, this phrase would be marked like this:
“Emily,” Dean said, “can you cut it out with the bitch act ?” She turned towards Dean, a hint of surprise in her eyes.This is a false positive. The phrase is said by Dean, so the word "she" is supposed to be capitalized.
Remember: you know your work better than a bunch of computerized rules! 💕
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