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Q&A Using colloquialisms the reader may not be familiar with

In dialogue and first person narration, I think this sort of thing would be a nice addition (then again, I always hear the phrase "this sort of thing" in Dermot Morgan's voice, so I'm probably not ...

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

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T08:10:11Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere‭ · 2019-12-08T08:10:11Z (almost 5 years ago)
In dialogue and first person narration, I think this sort of thing would be a nice addition (then again, I always hear the phrase "this sort of thing" in Dermot Morgan's voice, so I'm probably not one of the readers that are concerning you). You will gain the affection of some readers, while others might find the going a bit more difficult - how you choose to resolve that balancing act will be up to you.

Unless it's first person narration or a firmly developed character as the narrator, it would probably be safest to stick to more standard expressions outside dialogue.

I just answered a different question about POV narration with a reference to _Trainspotting_, which wasn't shy about using Edinburgh dialects, so it can be done well and successfully (which are not necessarily the same thing).

I was going to close this answer by suggesting it was all about the intended audience, but made the mistake of refreshing the page and seeing that Amadeus had beaten me to it.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-02-27T13:18:27Z (over 6 years ago)
Original score: 6