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Q&A Use of Regional Diction in Writing

It depends on your market and the quality of your readership. There is a battle between two major forms of the English Language - British English and American English. US culture is very internal -...

posted 7y ago by Surtsey‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:30:30Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/28233
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Surtsey‭ · 2019-12-08T06:30:30Z (almost 5 years ago)
It depends on your market and the quality of your readership. There is a battle between two major forms of the English Language - British English and American English. US culture is very internal - American's interest rarely extends beyond its borders. But the rest of the world has been fed American English via film and other media. The result is that most of the English speaking world is well versed in both British and US English whereas Americans tend only know their own.

e.g.

"Hurry up," shouted Liz. "If you two want a lift to work you need to get a wiggle on."

Maria yawned. "I am not going to my job today. In this moment I feel too tired."

"That's because you stayed out half the night - you slapper." Liz laughed. "Heidi, you ready?"

Heidi appeared in the kitchen doorway. "Sure, I'm ready," she said, entering Maria's room and shaking her by the shoulder. "Anchor baby, I'll tell 'em you're sick."

- From gleaning the text a reader may suspect that Liz is English, Maria is Hispanic (even is she was born in the USA) and in all likelihood Heidi is American. 
#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-05-23T07:44:59Z (over 7 years ago)
Original score: 1