tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post7411360556074291781..comments2024-01-28T04:42:49.700-08:00Comments on DIK (Desert Island Keepers): Say What?DIK Ladieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03975839058527201650noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-52134118581104002692011-11-05T08:50:14.227-07:002011-11-05T08:50:14.227-07:00Eden, you'll enjoy Call and Answer; it's n...Eden, you'll enjoy Call and Answer; it's not your standard shifter story at all.<br /><br />JL, I hear you on Sir Walter; he's right there with my examples.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-67628768821427234832011-11-02T17:52:16.764-07:002011-11-02T17:52:16.764-07:00*g* I always need a second pair of eyes to rein in...*g* I always need a second pair of eyes to rein in my natural tendency to ham up the dialect.<br /><br />Then again, I read an awful lot of Sir Walter Scott's works in my formative years! ;)JL Merrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15757616137877434008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-11481717386714933782011-11-02T16:20:00.768-07:002011-11-02T16:20:00.768-07:00I enjoy using and reading mild dialect. Like you, ...I enjoy using and reading mild dialect. Like you, it helps to put me into whatever environment I'm reading about. Some readers do not care for it at all, however, as I've heard in comments about Galen. <br /><br />Having once lived in Louisiana, I really need to read Val's book.Eden Wintershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02325723874232660290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-37051915911256929272011-11-02T16:11:34.424-07:002011-11-02T16:11:34.424-07:00I did get one small section where an agitated Dona...I did get one small section where an agitated Donal bursts out in mega-slang, but it's one sentence and he was provoked. Highly provoked. :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-69461098142555165942011-11-02T14:39:48.220-07:002011-11-02T14:39:48.220-07:00Dialect definitely has to be used well and not ove...Dialect definitely has to be used well and not overused - it is indeed a fine line!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959009113795804133noreply@blogger.com