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Speech punctuation in US?

I have always punctuated speech like this -- "Yes," he said.

BUT my friend from the US insists the American way to do it is -- "Yes." He said.

I have searched the Internet for the answer to this, so I can send her a link to prove I'm right - or admit I don't know it all - but all I can find is punctuation my way. Before I start getting cocky, is there any truth in what she claims?

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  • Bazza
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    4 years ago
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    Tell your friend, "Go back to school." Oh, wait - it didn't do any good the first time.

    There are two units: 'yes' and 'he said'. We indicate they are separate with a comma, just as in:

    In the morning, I went to school.

    "Yes", he said.

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