Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

history, said he...

English answer:

History, said X

Added to glossary by acetran
Oct 18, 2015 08:54
8 yrs ago
English term

history, said he...

English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
This is a quote written as a motto in a book. I'm not sure if the beginning of the phrase reads well in English. It goes like this (first draft):

History, said X, has to be written “in care for truth, compassion for sufferings, joy for the hardly (costly) won victories and, before everything else, with that which gives life to any nation: love”.

Or is it better "X said that history..."?
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Oct 23, 2015 04:17: acetran Created KOG entry

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Non-PRO (1): Yvonne Gallagher

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History, said X

History, said X,... is more emphatic and pronounced. It has a a greater dramatic effect.

The other option, "X said that history..." is boring.

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Note added at 5 mins (2015-10-18 09:00:49 GMT)
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It reads well in English.

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Note added at 11 mins (2015-10-18 09:06:27 GMT)
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Direct Speech is better for quotes over Indirect speech.

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Note added at 12 mins (2015-10-18 09:06:55 GMT)
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http://www.studyandexam.com/direct-indirect-speech.html
Note from asker:
Thank you for clarifying. Yes, it's more emphatic.
Peer comment(s):

agree Victoria Britten
10 mins
Thanks :)
agree Jack Doughty
15 mins
Thanks Jack!
agree Mikhail Korolev
2 hrs
Thanks :)
agree Charles Davis
2 hrs
Thanks :)
agree Yvonne Gallagher : What is pro about it? This is basic stuff.
5 hrs
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