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Handle laughter not as words spoken, but as a physical action. Looking at my own work, I just say "laughed." I never write multiple "Ha". I have written, Jack was amused. "Ha. Then we'll char...
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2019-12-19T22:13:05Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added
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2019-12-08T05:00:11Z (almost 5 years ago)
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### Handle laughter not as words spoken, but as a physical action. Looking at my own work, I just say "laughed." I never write multiple "Ha". I have written, > Jack was amused. "Ha. Then we'll charge 'em for the visit, too." > > Richard laughed. IRL, I hear people sometimes say "Ha" or "Heh" when amused, as an actual word. But I consider an actual **_laugh_** an action. Analogously, I hear "Ow", "Ouch", "Oy" as actual voiced words (depending on culture) that indicate pain was felt, but I wouldn't try to put into voice a scream or other such vocalizations (grunts, moans, crying) that I consider to be more actions than words. I can't spell out a laugh, or a scream, or the sound somebody makes when sliced by a sword, or the heavy breathing sounds they make when panting after a long sprint.
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2017-10-22T12:25:03Z (about 7 years ago)
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