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Q&A Character is called by their first initial. How do I write it?

The reader only needs to be told how "G" sounds once. You can put the explanation in-story, e.g. the character says or thinks 'I hate it when Bob calls me G, I can just hear him thinking "Gee whiz"...

posted 5y ago by sesquipedalias‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2020-01-22T08:51:07Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T12:33:48Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T12:33:48Z (almost 5 years ago)
The reader only needs to be told how "G" sounds once. You can put the explanation in-story, e.g. the character says or thinks 'I _hate_ it when Bob calls me G, I can just hear him thinking "Gee whiz" whenever he does it' (this example is imperfect, you want to make the explanation completely unambiguous, but I think you get my point here). From then on, you can simply write G and everything is clear.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-07-26T12:47:10Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 15