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Originally Posted by Baph
long-lost  |
Correct. I got that one wrong for saying it should have an exclamation mark in it. Arguably, it should; if anything deserves one, finding a long-lost brother does! I also don't like people ending quoted sections of speech with a comma, unless the verb for the way they said it is markedly different from, 'said'.
E.g. I don't mind "Get away from my bike you ****," spat the biker.
But I prefer: Before to long, the bus driver said, "Here we are, this is your stop."
To: "Here we are, this is your stop," said the bus driver, before too long.
The latter just looks clunky.