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dialogue tag

noun

Definitions

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dialogue, tag.

  2. A sentence part that attributes a piece of written dialogue to its speaker. (e.g. In "Get…

    A sentence part that attributes a piece of written dialogue to its speaker. (e.g. In "Get out of here," he said, "he said" is a dialogue tag.)

    • Not every paragraph of dialogue needs to have a dialogue tag attached to it.
    • Sometimes inexperienced writers will discover the useful tool of tacking on detail to a dialog tag with a present participal or adverbial phrase: "It's too late," she said, closing the door.
    • A dialogue tag has to indicate sound

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for dialogue tag. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA