I kept getting corrected for using a capital letter after the "-" at the start of a line of dialogue. But it was frustratingly inconsistent—later I would get corrected for not using one. And the final text is displayed with capital letters in all cases. What's going on/what's the rule?
Capitalisation in dialogue
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Capitalisation in dialogue
This question relates to:French dictation exercise "Tri Yann, an incredible band"
Asked 4 months ago

Hi Adrian,
We have had a look and as there seem to be some discrepancies, it has been escalated in the system.
Thank you for bringing it to our attention.
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Capitalisation in dialogue
I kept getting corrected for using a capital letter after the "-" at the start of a line of dialogue. But it was frustratingly inconsistent—later I would get corrected for not using one. And the final text is displayed with capital letters in all cases. What's going on/what's the rule?
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