BBC news and poor grammar
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i always thought it was correct to put a starting " when there was a new line in the speech.
Writing Dialogue
If one person's speech goes on for more than one paragraph, use quotation marks to open the speech and at the beginning--but not the end--of each new paragraph in the speech. To close the speech, use quotation marks at the end of the final paragraph.
from: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_quote.html
You had best retract that comment.
This makes me laugh actually, you called them muppets for not being able to use inverted commas, but you can't use them. So you must be a muppet!!
Writing Dialogue
If one person's speech goes on for more than one paragraph, use quotation marks to open the speech and at the beginning--but not the end--of each new paragraph in the speech. To close the speech, use quotation marks at the end of the final paragraph.
from: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_quote.html
You had best retract that comment.
This makes me laugh actually, you called them muppets for not being able to use inverted commas, but you can't use them. So you must be a muppet!!
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If you mean a new paragraph, it is. It's the OP that's wrong, lol.
Really? Not something I've seen before. If thats true then I guess I deserve one of those FAIL boat pics or something 
Oh well seems I was wrong, should have known there was a reason I could only manage a C grade at English GCSE. Yep, I officially fail at English. No doubt i'll get a ribbing for this.
Oh well seems I was wrong, should have known there was a reason I could only manage a C grade at English GCSE. Yep, I officially fail at English. No doubt i'll get a ribbing for this.
Your failed fail pic swears. You bad man.
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