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This is a speech. Uther, whatever his other faults, does give good speech, but so do many modern English speakers. If you want all your characters to speak in speechese — long-winded, complex, win...
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2019-12-13T12:00:01Z (almost 5 years ago)
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2019-12-08T02:03:19Z (almost 5 years ago)
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This is a speech. Uther, whatever his other faults, does give good speech, but so do many modern English speakers. If you want all your characters to speak in speechese — long-winded, complex, winding sentences; occasionally inverted grammar; archaic phrasing; drums and trumpets under every applause line — it will read very prettily, but it won't sound realistic. It's up to you if that's the effect you want. Read through a few Tolkien books. If they sound like ear candy, go for it. If it takes you three or four tries to get through a sentence... leave the speechese for the speeches, and have your dialogue sound more like people talking than people orating.
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2011-11-08T20:47:09Z (about 13 years ago)
Original score: 3