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Jan 8 |
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Attributives in dialogue He's right ... I was asking specifically if he said and she said are appropriate attributives for questions, because technically the character isn't saying, they're asking. They're obviously standard dialogue tags otherwise. |
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Jan 6 |
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Attributives in dialogue BTW -- that is a fantastic article you linked to, far better than any of the answers here. |
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Jan 6 |
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Attributives in dialogue Kate, you're missing the point about strong dialogue. If you need to make it clear a character is mumbling, it doesn't need to be an attributive. It can be a declaration. |
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Jan 6 |
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Attributives in dialogue Uhm, can you really speak with a sigh? "I guess so," he sighed for example, is pretty much a physical impossibility. |
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Jan 6 |
accepted | Attributives in dialogue |
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Jan 3 |
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Attributives in dialogue Yeah, but ... they're never necessary. They're never a "better" choice than a transparent attribution that doesn't call attention to itself. If it is necessary, then it's just shoring up weak dialogue. |
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Jan 3 |
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What software can handle both revision control and layout? added 102 characters in body |
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Jan 3 |
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Attributives in dialogue Ah, I completely object to them. They're distracting at best, which is why I'm concerned about the over-use of "asked." |
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Jan 3 |
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What software can handle both revision control and layout? I think the question is just fine. |
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Jan 3 |
answered | What software can handle both revision control and layout? |
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Jan 3 |
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American English: Is it acceptable sentence structure to write, “May God have compassion on your family, in whole.”? And I'll add, this question is more appropriate for english.stackexchange.com ... |
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Jan 3 |
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I'm getting tired of “he said” “she said” in dialogue; how do I get around it? I have to agree this isn't a good example. If you have to constantly explain your dialogue to the reader, it's not good dialogue. |
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asked | Attributives in dialogue |
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Sep 11 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Jul 5 |
awarded | Enlightened |
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Jul 5 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
