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 Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 6:51 am
I have a fiarly simple question. Of course, it's all a matter of opinion, but that's what I'm looking for.
In your writing (1st person, usually), do you prefer to write grammatically correctly, or the way people speak? I'm trying to decide which to use in my story. Sometimes the correct way just sounds archaic because you never actually hear people talk in that manner. ("Who did this?" "It was I." vs. "Who did this?" "It was me.")
Of course, it depends on the character themself, but I guess I'm just generalizing here. What do you think is better for a writer, technically doing it correctly, or speaking more casually?
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 8:20 am
I do it by how the character would speak and write. Like if I was using Herumouni in something, her English would be all broken and the order switched a lot, not to mention like just about every word is mispronounced by English standards, but she's still able to get her ideas across. Usually. In her writing it's harder to understand because she hardly remembers how to spell anything no matter how many times she's shown the words she still spells them as the sound when she says them. Just a weakness to one of her strengths. Writing it that way makes it more interesting.
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 3:24 pm
I'd say, take a medium. Make it like the character, but make it so that the character premeditated his speech. That way it isn't too confusing.
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Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 1:58 pm
Yep, everything in moderation.
Still, it's just weird for me to write. Amelia is supposed to be literate and a writer herself, so I'm more drawn to the "proper" style, but then she can sound out of date... But if I wrote something incorrectly, it would bother me to no end xd Gah. Thank goodness for editing.
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Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 3:09 pm
This is why I only use first person for journal entries, never for the bulk of the story.
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Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 7:12 pm
Generally, if the character is voicing thoughts or views, I'll use some degree of dialect, whereas if they are simply observing and somewhat detached from the events, it will lean more toward proper English.
That varies with character, though. Some of them are just very proper about their speach and mannerisms anyhow.
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 3:52 pm
Hermonie Urameshi I do it by how the character would speak and write. Like if I was using Herumouni in something, her English would be all broken and the order switched a lot, not to mention like just about every word is mispronounced by English standards, but she's still able to get her ideas across. Usually. In her writing it's harder to understand because she hardly remembers how to spell anything no matter how many times she's shown the words she still spells them as the sound when she says them. Just a weakness to one of her strengths. Writing it that way makes it more interesting. Yet when she sings she pronounces any language perfectly. xd
And this is all when they speak and write. When it comes to the narrator I use third-person. Always.
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