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[fw]

I�m interested in the use of punctuation.

Which is more common, #1 or #2, below?
1. "This is outrageous," he shouted, "this should stop!"
2. "This is outrageous," he shouted. "This should stop!"

I have long thought #2 is, but I recently found that *a style book published here in Japan recommends #1. What do you think?
(*from p.9 of Tsunezo Sasai�s �EnglishStyle-book� from Kenkyusha-publishing, 1999, Tokyo, Japan)

[jerseyjoe]

Hi FW in 1 you have a comma in 2 you have a period. If you use the period then you must use the Capital letter to start the next sentence. Both are OK just look at the period or comma after he shouted.
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[CP]

Any copy editor in the U.S. given sentence no. 1 would change it to no. 2.

Here is why: If you rewrote it to run the first and second parts within one quotation, then you would not punctuate with a comma. You would use a period:

He shouted, "This is outrageous. This should stop!"
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