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Q&A Using slang as a narrator - pros and cons

Who is the narrator? Was he a street thug? If he was, then it wouldn't make much sense to have him narrating using the Queen's English. The narrator should talk in their voice, not yours. Don't di...

posted 14y ago by JMC‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T00:38:15Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar JMC‭ · 2019-12-08T00:38:15Z (almost 5 years ago)
Who is the narrator? Was he a street thug? If he was, then it wouldn't make much sense to have him narrating using the Queen's English. The narrator should talk in their voice, not yours.

Don't distract from the story though. As in don't spell words in weird ways or go overboard with things the reader might not understand without referring to urbandictionary.com. That would distract the reader from the main points of the story.

Use just enough to setup the character, then pull back so we can understand what you're talking about.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2010-11-19T09:52:50Z (almost 14 years ago)
Original score: 1