Does anybody else hate when authors include vernacular with the accompanying

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Jul 11, 2019
11:33:20am

The Machine All-American

Does anybody else hate when authors include vernacular with the accompanying

punctuation in their character dialogues? It's distracting and pretty much always feels forced. I find it to particularly be so when the author is trying to use vernacular that they do not speak themselves. Mark Twain's usage in his books felt natural. Most do not.

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Does anybody else hate when authors include vernacular with the accompanying

The Machine

7/11/19 11:33am

One notable exception IMO is Rancid Crabtree in Pat McManus books.

supertux

7/11/19 11:40am

I think all the exceptions are notable because they are so rare.

The Machine

7/11/19 11:41am

IMHO it's due to a person not reading aloud their character's dialogue.

7/11/19 11:45am

Using the same show to demonstrate an epic fail of vernacular.

7/11/19 11:57am

An awesome and masterful use of vernacular IMHO

7/11/19 12:56pm

I read an article once that NCIS invented the latecomer contributing to a

AggieWeekendCougar

7/11/19 12:55pm

I didn't know that but that's interesting to learn. Thanks.

7/11/19 12:56pm

Nope. I prefer it.

Bert609

7/11/19 11:49am

If it's done well it's great. If it's overused, or misused as Troy McClure said,

The Machine

7/11/19 11:51am

It has to be natural and fitting to reality and believable.

7/11/19 12:00pm

Drop the vernacular!

Holy Driver

7/11/19 11:51am

To Kill a Mockingbird would not have been the same without it.

AggieWeekendCougar

7/11/19 12:26pm

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