"Now, it was the first time I heard of it. I asked her what dissociation was. She said ‘It’s when I talk without thinking’,” he said.
Is the sentence correcrly punctuated, especially with regard to the word “thinking”?
Thanks.
"Now, it was the first time I heard of it. I asked her what dissociation was. She said ‘It’s when I talk without thinking’,” he said.
Is the sentence correcrly punctuated, especially with regard to the word “thinking”?
Thanks.
“It was the first time I heard about it. I asked her what dissociation was. She said, ‘It’s when I talk without thinking,’” he said.
Now, it was the first time I heard about it. I asked her what dissociation was. She said, "It’s when I talk without thinking.”
Thanks, Anglophile.
The text is quoted. It begins “Now, it was the first time…”.
Then, I think, you have to go by what Torsten has said. (Usually, an embedded direct speech does not appear, though).
You may, however, consider this:
“Now, it was the first time I heard about it. I asked her what dissociation was. She said that it’s when she talked without thinking.” he said.