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DavidRM · 10-01-2010, 10:04 PM

I hate to read (and so I try to avoid when I write) phonetic dialogue. I try to make do with sentence structure and word choice. And I try to avoid specific idioms unless I've heard them used by native speakers.

Which probably means most of my characters sound vaguely American, no matter where I say they're from.

-David

10-01-2010, 10:04 PM	#14
DavidRM Addict Posts: 203 Karma: 1007768 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Device: Kindle	I hate to read (and so I try to avoid when I write) phonetic dialogue. I try to make do with sentence structure and word choice. And I try to avoid specific idioms unless I've heard them used by native speakers. Which probably means most of my characters sound vaguely American, no matter where I say they're from. -David