tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406795.post2587083795540350379..comments2023-10-19T09:51:25.237-06:00Comments on The Write Type - Multi-Author Musings: Basic Tenets for Good WritingCheryl Tardifhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15160526951596806898noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406795.post-56589836599645189412010-01-22T11:52:25.111-07:002010-01-22T11:52:25.111-07:00That helps explain a lot. Apostrophes aren't s...That helps explain a lot. Apostrophes aren't so much an issue for me as much as the comma.James C. Wallace IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373678955007426557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406795.post-48566982702715747682010-01-22T11:48:27.698-07:002010-01-22T11:48:27.698-07:00Good point and one that needs clarification. Dialo...Good point and one that needs clarification. Dialogue is different. It is not only acceptable to use an incorrect style of grammar when it comes to talking, you absolutely need to, otherwise the dialogue seems stilted. Very few of us use correct grammar when speaking, and neither should our characters. As for dialect -- try to rely on sentence construction and word use to portray the dialect instead of apostrophes. A lot of apostrophes are hard to tolerate, especially if the story is told in first person and the whole story and not just dialogue is written in dialect.Pat Bertramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07029664976723092097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35406795.post-40973333277971496572010-01-22T10:41:00.059-07:002010-01-22T10:41:00.059-07:00You make some interesting points but I would ask y...You make some interesting points but I would ask you to clarify one particular issue which I fall under.<br /><br />I use a grammar style that is not quite correct but accomplishes my goal of approximating what I term the "Hoosier dialect." <br /><br />Is it acceptable to use an incorrect style of grammar when it suits your story purpose?James C. Wallace IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373678955007426557noreply@blogger.com