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Q&A How do I show the confusion my character feels?

In addition to the good answers given so far, confusion can manifest itself literally as confusing the unexpected information with the more familiar. For example: He told me he currently worke...

posted 6y ago by Tom‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T07:34:00Z (about 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/36083
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Tom‭ · 2019-12-08T07:34:00Z (about 5 years ago)
In addition to the good answers given so far, confusion can manifest itself literally as confusing the unexpected information with the more familiar.

For example:

> He told me he currently worked for the NASA.
> 
> I smiled. "Yes, the NSA, that fits him well. He loved spy stories as far back as I knew him and he is a convincing talker. Could have become a good con m..."
> 
> "Not NSA, N-A-S-A", he interruped me, spelling out every letter.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-05-11T12:54:27Z (over 6 years ago)
Original score: 4