Thread: Writing with an accent, how do you do it?
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Old 10-01-2010, 01:54 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by Steven Lake View Post
I've stuck with mostly dialect and grammar stuff to denote accents. Common local words, such as "Blimey" and "Banjaxed", work well to denote an English or Scottish accent. The rest you leave to the reader's imagination.
Yes, and to indicate a character is American you could have them shout "Yee-hah" every now and again.
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