HOW does written English normally handle quotations and attributions?
We know, of course, that when the speaker’s exact words are quoted, those words should be duly set off by quotation marks. The attribution is then provided either before, after, or within the statement depending on the writer’s judgment:
The manager said, “Our president has decided and he’s someone who rarely changes his mind.”
“Our president has decided and he’s someone who rarely changes his mind,” the manager said.
“Our president has decided,” the manager said, “and he’s someone who rarely changes his mind.”
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