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Q&A Intentionally misspelling words in dialogue

I would also suggest the spelling change so that the first line is "Lookin' and lookin'..." as that is closer to how the word would be pronounced in a sing-song quality. If the speaker is the vill...

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

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T13:11:14Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/48752
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar hszmv‭ · 2019-12-08T13:11:14Z (almost 5 years ago)
I would also suggest the spelling change so that the first line is "Lookin' and lookin'..." as that is closer to how the word would be pronounced in a sing-song quality. If the speaker is the villain, you might want to show a quick progression through the first part, and a slower progression for the second part, which the pidgeoned spelling of Looking without the trailing "g" followed by a punctuation ("In alll... the wrong... places") will help. If this is a surprised reveal, it might also serve well to split the quote on the second "looking" and allow the heroes to turn to see the villain and the thing they wanted to find, at which point the villain finishes the dialog.

Without any context as to the events surrounding the line, and now intended example voice for us to hear (Is he Joker? Hagrid? A Scotsman? American? Kiwi? Non-native English speaker?), it's rather hard for us to help write the dialog for you. Sing-Song voice doesn't help... Everyone does "It's Raining, It's pouring" in a sing-song voice, but it will be read differently depending on whether you're writing an episode of _Barney and Friends_ or a horror movie complete with creepy child singing a nursery rhyme.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-10-28T18:05:58Z (about 5 years ago)
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