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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
ok, point taken in this specific case, but don't go choosing the most outrageously outdated, currently connotationally loaded example you can think of, or anything, sheesh...  i still maintain that a little "murmuring" or "mumbling" or even "shouting" from time to time can make for a less monotonous read. i'm not saying at *every* line, understand... my golly, since when did knowing more than one word become a bad thing ? i'm sure shakespeare wrote plays just so he could *never* have to use dialogue tags at *all*, and just skip the whole mess... (she muttered...) |
Oh I wasn't addressing your comments directly or anything. I was just more or less thinking about how the phrase really stands out as absurd nowadays. I don't mind creative dialogue tags here and there. Basically, the only time it's not good be too creative in the use of a dialogue tag is if someone
notices the dialogue tag. And "ejaculated" is the one that always pulls me out of the scene.
