Structure of Quote Attribution

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archraven1 said: Hello, thank you for your amazing blog! Please can I know: do we put “said” before or after the character’s name? Like, is it “Ben said” or “said Ben”. Is there a preferred way in Britain because I’ve seen different books doing it differently. Thank you! xxx

The Short Answer

It’s either way.

“I am going to lunch,” said Ben.
“I am going to lunch,” Ben said.

They’re both grammatically sound.

The Long Answer

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