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Cyn
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why Why is the construct "hello""'hello' says petePete" most common?

I am asking this from the point of a reader not a writer and just wondering why, so sorry if this is a bad place.

I read loads of books to my kids and the construct always seems to go:

"what"What a day"day," gleefully burbled Kate

withWith all of the information needed after the fact for reading out loud, so: who is speaking and the mood of the speech.

So why is that preferred over?:

Kate gleefully burbled "what a day"day."

This example is chosen to show a quote which I would read in a gloomy voice to discover I was completely wrong after the fact.

why is the construct "hello" says pete most common

I am asking this from the point of a reader not a writer and just wondering why, so sorry if this is a bad place.

I read loads of books to my kids and the construct always seems to go

"what a day" gleefully burbled Kate

with all of the information needed after the fact for reading out loud, so who is speaking and the mood of the speech.

So why is that preferred over?

Kate gleefully burbled "what a day"

This example is chosen to show a quote which I would read in a gloomy voice to discover I was completely wrong after the fact.

Why is the construct "'hello' says Pete" most common?

I am asking this from the point of a reader not a writer and just wondering why, so sorry if this is a bad place.

I read loads of books to my kids and the construct always seems to go:

"What a day," gleefully burbled Kate

With all of the information needed after the fact for reading out loud: who is speaking and the mood of the speech.

So why is that preferred over:

Kate gleefully burbled "what a day."

This example is chosen to show a quote which I would read in a gloomy voice to discover I was completely wrong after the fact.

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why is the construct "hello" says pete most common

I am asking this from the point of a reader not a writer and just wondering why, so sorry if this is a bad place.

I read loads of books to my kids and the construct always seems to go

"what a day" gleefully burbled Kate

with all of the information needed after the fact for reading out loud, so who is speaking and the mood of the speech.

So why is that preferred over?

Kate gleefully burbled "what a day"

This example is chosen to show a quote which I would read in a gloomy voice to discover I was completely wrong after the fact.