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Q&A Describing big cities and using slang words while writing

It very much depends on why it is New York or Chicago. Do you want the specific flavor of the city? Do you want locals to find your portrayal convincing? If so, Lauren is right. But if the particul...

posted 8y ago by Mark Baker‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2020-01-03T20:41:51Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T05:48:52Z (almost 5 years ago)
It very much depends on why it is New York or Chicago. Do you want the specific flavor of the city? Do you want locals to find your portrayal convincing? If so, Lauren is right. But if the particular flavor of the city is not important, you may be better off treating it as generic American city. There is more that is generic about North American cities than the is particular about them, so this is much easier to do.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2016-12-20T23:42:03Z (almost 8 years ago)
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