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Post by poy222 on Dec 12, 2002 19:52:52 GMT -5
I'm writing a short story for the NT and I was wondering:
I wrote: “Hey… euh… Furball?"
Is that proper grammar? I mean the "euh...". Is it that or is it "er..."?
It's ok if you don't undertsnad my question. Help me if you can.
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Post by poy222 on Dec 12, 2002 19:54:47 GMT -5
;D My last post was my 99th post so I just went ahead and made my Hundredth!  [glow=red,2,300]100![/glow] |
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Post by Tdyans on Dec 12, 2002 19:54:52 GMT -5
I'm writing a short story for the NT and I was wondering: I wrote: “Hey… euh… Furball?" Is that proper grammar? I mean the "euh...". Is it that or is it "er..."? It's ok if you don't undertsnad my question. Help me if you can. Ummmm.... I've never heard of "euh"... I personally would have used "er" or "uh"... but in any case, none of those expressions are parts of proper grammar (which doesn't mean that it's not okay to use them in dialogue), so hypothetically I guess you could make up your own expression and have it be just as correct... |
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Post by Princess Ember Mononoke on Dec 12, 2002 20:54:31 GMT -5
"eh" and "um" also work. ;D
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Post by Killix on Dec 12, 2002 22:06:18 GMT -5
as long it's a quote of what someone is saying...
Chia375 looked at me and said "uh. I dunno."
would be okay...but
It was cold and uh. I dunno.
is not
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Post by Leb on Dec 13, 2002 18:35:48 GMT -5
Yeah, like in quotes someone could say "ain't," whereas it's incorrect otherwise. I suppose "bleh," "yuck," and other such expressions would be fine for dialogue.
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Post by Pikatribble on Dec 15, 2002 18:11:09 GMT -5
as long it's a quote of what someone is saying... Chia375 looked at me and said "uh. I dunno."would be okay...but It was cold and uh. I dunno.is not Lol...that just sounds really funny to me. I'm trying to imagine a story written like that: It was a dark and uh, stormy night, and like it was really really dark. But, uh, you could still see and stuff. |
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Post by poy222 on Dec 15, 2002 19:03:24 GMT -5
Heh:D
Thank you everyone!
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Post by Princess Ember Mononoke on Dec 17, 2002 11:26:02 GMT -5
Lol...that just sounds really funny to me. I'm trying to imagine a story written like that: It was a dark and uh, stormy night, and like it was really really dark. But, uh, you could still see and stuff. *giggles* |
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Post by Lappi on Dec 17, 2002 12:57:37 GMT -5
Mmm hmm! I don't think it matters about grammar and stuff when a character is talking because they have their own way of saying it.  |
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Post by Killix on Dec 17, 2002 13:21:58 GMT -5
Lol...that just sounds really funny to me. I'm trying to imagine a story written like that: It was a dark and uh, stormy night, and like it was really really dark. But, uh, you could still see and stuff. heehee ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2002 17:19:46 GMT -5
It was a dark and uh, stormy night, and like it was really really dark. But, uh, you could still see and stuff. A lot of people I know talk just like that! Except with more "like"s and "um"s, and stuff. Yuck, now I'm doing it now!!! I agree with AdoribleLapin, every character does have their own way of saying thing,s which can get really annoying if a character has an accent...I did that once for a story for school and never did it again...EVER. |
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Post by Princess Ember Mononoke on Dec 27, 2002 22:25:33 GMT -5
I wrote a story involving a scammer (The Price of Greed) who had HORRIBLE grammer. His pet wocky had even worse grammer. "Me's owner ish going to be so proudish of I!" Yuck! It was fun though, and representetive. As you might have guessed, the way the wocky talks is supposed to be the oral equivilant of the chatspeak that so many scammers use.
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Post by Lappi on Dec 27, 2002 22:34:19 GMT -5
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Post by Princess Ember Mononoke on Dec 28, 2002 12:25:57 GMT -5
Heh, I'm glad you liked it. But of the three stories I have written so far, (Through Another's Eyes, The Price of Greed, and Different PErspective) it was probably my least favorite. |
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