From: seawasp@sgeinc.invalid.com   
      
   On 5/14/14 7:19 PM, Brenda Clough wrote:   
   > On 5/14/2014 7:19 AM, David Friedman wrote:   
   >> On 5/13/14 10:51 PM, C. E. Gee wrote:   
   >>> I've noticed, many writers have problems with dialog as they don't   
   >>> socialize with such people. Many writers graduate from college, then   
   >>> go on to fairly high-end careers, working with others of like   
   >>> backgrounds. And they socialize mostly with others of similar   
   >>> backgrounds.   
   >>>   
   >> I expect I've socialized with a fair range, given my SCA involvement. I   
   >> suspect the problem is that I don't have an ear for it, don't notice and   
   >> remember how different people speak.   
   >>   
   >   
   >   
   > It is a mistake to model your dialog upon what you see on TV or in   
   > movies -- screenwriters get big money for writing that dialog, and it is   
   > not like life.   
      
   	And you don't want it like life, either. Real-life dialogue sucks. A   
   large portion of it is hesitations, rephrasings, self-correction, and so   
   on. It's not usually terribly witty, it's tremendously repetitious, and   
   rarely does it manage to address the information that should be imparted   
   in dialogue in a fashion that's coherent to the average listener.   
      
      
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