tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post7577465694083595966..comments2024-03-26T15:49:05.333-07:00Comments on Criminal Minds: Telling it likes of how it is.Josh Stallingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09913654176433125233noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-1589408425601441322016-06-10T06:25:57.178-07:002016-06-10T06:25:57.178-07:00Thanks for getting me thinking....Thanks for getting me thinking....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409458932257628064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-266906722217914512016-06-09T12:32:15.579-07:002016-06-09T12:32:15.579-07:00Singular "they" is further behind on its...Singular "they" is further behind on its journey into US formal English than where it stands in UK English. Same with "whom" - much less likely to be used in British English. Someone "corrected" me once when I used "who". It was adorable.Catriona McPhersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17234089279665716446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-48030746021463290012016-06-09T12:10:22.093-07:002016-06-09T12:10:22.093-07:00That was an good contrast. The first sample makes ...That was an good contrast. The first sample makes me think and engages me, and the second doesn't. Sample 1 is way more fun. I guess the trick is to make dialogue interesting and real without confusing the reader. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02029180644399869867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-84650910018833126742016-06-09T11:50:11.858-07:002016-06-09T11:50:11.858-07:00I read that the plural possessive "their"...I read that the plural possessive "their" after a single noun is now working its way into "proper" usage. In formal writing, I still try to avoid it, but in fiction dialogue, I use whatever I think the character would say if they (smile) were talking to me!<br /><br />Susan C Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18225627756540127032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-4914037931752519682016-06-09T08:52:44.096-07:002016-06-09T08:52:44.096-07:00Nice tips here, Catriona—and that reader taking th...Nice tips here, Catriona—and that reader taking the pen to your book... yikes! Art Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409008167752619352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-1168481641696492582016-06-09T07:42:25.770-07:002016-06-09T07:42:25.770-07:00OMG - his or her? OMG - his or her? Catriona McPhersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17234089279665716446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994072470312639837.post-36225155226420367842016-06-09T07:11:23.403-07:002016-06-09T07:11:23.403-07:00Great tips, Catriona! I can't believe someone ...Great tips, Catriona! I can't believe someone corrected your dialogue... Reminds me of a copy editor I worked with who tried to change "their" in my dialogue to "his or her." Grrr...Meredith Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694011653129019961noreply@blogger.com