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Writing in dialect
Micky McGuinness
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I have written a short story for a competition, but unlike other stories I have written, a lot of it is in Geordie. I usually slip few words in here and there to a Geordie flavour, but a lot of this is proper Geordie! Do you think that by doing this I am wasting my time entering? |
kseriphyn
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If the dialect is supports the story or character (setting, background etc) then it should be fine. The only thing you need to be careful, in regards to dialect, is ensuring the reader has someway of understanding what is being said and its implications. Otherwise, I wouldn’t see any problems. You’ll never know if it was worth it if you don’t enter. |
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Micky McGuinness
274 posts
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Hmm I have posted this in another writers forum and everyone was totally against the idea, so I have toned it down a bit changing Y’knaa to Y’know and removing some of the more obscure Geordie words. I have still kept worsel’s (our selves)as in the context of the sentence the meaning is obvious even if you don’t understand the word. “It was all about positive thinking, and how we express worsel’s. Y’know like when somebody asks you how you’re feeling, it’s best to put a positive slant on it. “ |
KEITH R. WILL...
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MICKYMC U HAVE TO APPEAL TO YOUR READERS SOMETIMES WHAT U LOVE JUST WONT DO, REACH DEEP DOWN INSIDE OF YOU, AND BE CREATIVE, AND GEORDIE TOO! |
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Micky McGuinness
274 posts
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Cheers Porask, I’m sure there must be a way! |
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kseriphyn
1168 posts
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You might like to skim through works such as Lord of the Rings, Daggerspell and other epic fantasy novels. A lot of these works have adapted Celtic languages within them. It might give you some ideas on how to bring the Geordie language to your readers. |
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Micky McGuinness
274 posts
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Thanks I’ll give that a try; but first I think I’ll wait and see what kind of response I get from the submission I made. If I have got it right (ha, ha), I might not want to tamper with the formula :^) that said I’m not sure how much of a formula you can glean from 241 words! |
Pagly2
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Micky….simple ...It is YOU…the REAL YOU…GO for it…...........PLEASE…........ |
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Micky McGuinness
274 posts
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Thank you Trisha, I’ll keep at it! |