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The choice of "mom" or "mother" or some other word helps to characterize the narrator. They differ in formality, and perhaps other attributes. This offers an interesting opportunity: Your characte...
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System
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2019-12-08T05:21:54Z (over 4 years ago)
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Dale Hartley Emery
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2019-12-08T05:21:54Z (over 4 years ago)
The choice of "mom" or "mother" or some other word helps to characterize the narrator. They differ in formality, and perhaps other attributes. This offers an interesting opportunity: Your character's choice of words could indicate something about her mood or her attitude toward her mother at each particular moment in the story. Similar to how a parent's use of a child's middle name might indicate an increasing level of annoyance with the child.
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System
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2016-06-21T20:38:38Z (almost 8 years ago)
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