First, second, third person? Past or present? (Future even?) Limited or omniscient?

Also, if it is different for reading as opposed to writing, tell me why! I’m curious.

  • a_mac_and_conOP
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    11 year ago

    I know in other languages there are different ways to attribute dialogue, but when you are writing in English how is that supposed to translate? People who aren’t fluent in those languages can’t parse through it all. It’s not helpful. I personally don’t have time to figure that out when I could just read something else I don’t need to run through a punctuation filter.

    • @ThunderQuack
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      11 year ago

      I don’t even know. Couldn’t tell you the name of the book either this was years ago. They didn’t italicize or anything you were just supposed to contextually pick up that this here is spoken aloud.