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Q&A Stutter that changes words mid sentence

I wanted to have someone correct themselves mid-sentence, and I remembered some guides I read on the subject. They only seemed to allow only the most basic of stutters, but I want one where someon...

1 answer  ·  posted 9y ago by user1316538‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T04:09:58Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/16772
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar user1316538‭ · 2019-12-08T04:09:58Z (almost 5 years ago)
I wanted to have someone correct themselves mid-sentence, and I remembered some guides I read on the subject. They only seemed to allow only the most basic of stutters, but I want one where someone starts saying one word, then switches to another as they're saying it.

> Feitla took a kneeling position. “Lord Kor—”
> 
> “I’m warden now, don’t be so formal,” Korsin said.
> 
> “Lo-umm-Warden..."

Also, if I start a sentence like that, do all three words get capitals or just the first word that was cut-off?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2015-04-09T18:28:13Z (over 9 years ago)
Original score: 3