tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80248723072912781.post7510336753827615666..comments2024-01-21T00:39:25.784-08:00Comments on Adams Gaylord Writes: Speak English!Adam Gaylordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10776176053095754224noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80248723072912781.post-29103284704580390912013-11-20T18:45:04.666-08:002013-11-20T18:45:04.666-08:00I agree. Plus, I'm constantly asking people to...I agree. Plus, I'm constantly asking people to explain what the heck they're talking about so I don't think it's unrealistic. :)Adam Gaylordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10776176053095754224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80248723072912781.post-84246382300947837192013-11-16T15:01:57.002-08:002013-11-16T15:01:57.002-08:00Personally I think it's a necessary plot devic...Personally I think it's a necessary plot device and a much better way to get information across than to "info dump" with long winded paragraphs. If you use "Speak English" correctly it'll help your story flow smoother by allowing information to come out naturally through dialogue. That said, you still have to use it correctly. You don't want to have a character ask to have something explained to them that they should already know. I see this every now and then in cop dramas. One FBI agent will ask another FBI agent to explain some law that they should already know. If it's too obvious that the information being told is only for the reader's benefit then it doesn't work. But, say that FBI agent is explaining said law to the perp he's arresting, then the situation makes sense.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12870655865895339100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80248723072912781.post-43815443512768252382013-10-27T17:31:48.063-07:002013-10-27T17:31:48.063-07:00Thanks Raquel, and thanks for following!Thanks Raquel, and thanks for following!Adam Gaylordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10776176053095754224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80248723072912781.post-43912421577942004682013-10-24T13:28:25.401-07:002013-10-24T13:28:25.401-07:00I guess it could be better to have the main charac...I guess it could be better to have the main character observe the actions of the 'brainy' one and ask? Maybe have the 'brainy' one need a second pair of hands and therefore have to explain in short-hand? I don't know...good question. :)Raquel Byrneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12870113745683162915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80248723072912781.post-51231776010281194132013-10-21T21:16:55.139-07:002013-10-21T21:16:55.139-07:00That's a good point. I didn't think of it ...That's a good point. I didn't think of it in terms of pace.Adam Gaylordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10776176053095754224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80248723072912781.post-4146551726215759402013-10-20T09:51:11.335-07:002013-10-20T09:51:11.335-07:00I don't mind the "Speak English" tro...I don't mind the "Speak English" trope, either. I don't think it's insulting for readers at all, since it's the <i>character</i> that needs clarification. I'd honestly be jarred out of a story more if a character <i>did</i> understand all the brainy babble when he normally wouldn't. It seems like authors are just trying to keep the pace from slowing down too much when they let that happen...Heather R. Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04309060285955963459noreply@blogger.com