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Weird question, but it's something that's bothering the hell out of me.

With dialogue, are you suppose to put a space after the first quotation mark?

Ex: " Bla bla bla,"

Or with no space?

Ex: "Bla bla bla,"

It's such an insignificant choice but I go between the two often, which I think is a bad habit.

Which one is correct?

No space, though I'm not sure if anyone cares at all

Au contraire, the dreaded quotation mark spacing has been the bane of many a great story, it's beauty having been marred by the horrid scar of inadequcy that screams to the readers that this author cares not for grammar.

What Drak said; but without the dramatic parts. :p

So, all of it?

Everything but, "Au Contraire".

Really? Unecessary french isn't overly dramatique?

Nope, unnecessary French is the only over dramatic part ;-)

Bah, I screwed up the last post :P

Notice the use of the french word "Dramatique" instead of "Dramatic". It was unconscious. I'm scared....

Ah

I was gonna go Grammar Nutzy on you, but I refrained ;P

Ayup.

What? Is it too scary to click on it?     >.>

Did not like that movie, liked the video.

I forget which movie it parodies (even though I saw it) - anyone remember?

Inglourious Basterds did not like it.

You forgot this one!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY2lUnNrWUw