"Hi." He said. vs "Hi" he said.

Something I was about to mention in some reviews and I'm starting to think maybe in English it's done differently.

I'd always write:

"Hi" he said.

Unless the descriptor isn't referred to what's been said.

"Hi" he said.
"Hello." The reply came from under the table.

 

The correct punctuation would be:

"Hi," he said.
"Hello." The reply came from under the table.

or:

"Hi!" he said.
"Hello." The reply came from under the table.

If you wanted to have the response one sentence, it would be:

"Hello," he replied from under the table.

You can check out Cogito's useful thread on dialogue for this.

 

Thanks. I'll keep correcting it.

 

This may help: He said, she said - Mechanics of Dialogue

 

Read it about three minutes ago.

Also the PoV and Show and Tell threads, both about topics I mentioned in several reviews and wasn't sure if I should describe in more detail.

Now I'm not afraid of the possibility of having to explain the concepts every time, I can just link to your profile.

 

Watch out for differences between British and US punctuation, though! Wikipedia explains them in its article on American and British English differences.