When would you use "said he"? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

3. Terry Pratchett, one of the best dialogue writers today, in my opinion, uses "said Granny" rather than "Granny said" in his dialogues everywhere. At the same time though, it's …

Having said that is usually followed by a clause with the speaker of that as the subject. "Having said that, I think ..." OR. "Having said that, he sat down again..." "That being said" doesn't have …

stevenvh. 404 3 10. Replace the pronoun with a proper noun: 'I will!' said Sam. Notice that it sounds normal now. A hundred years ago it also sounded normal to say said he, but customs …

The said. As used in legal writing, the word said is a Middle-English sibling of aforesaid, having the sense "above-stated." Originally legal writers would write the said defendant -and still do in …

With all that said just means you are not going to say that again, and that you are not going to directly address what has been said -- that it is past, and we are moving forward. I do know …

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