Triskele_Lynx
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It occurs to me that people speak differently.
I'm not just talking about acccent and dialect, like a Texan MC and his Upstate NY lover, although that might be a place for me to start. I definitely want to use that beyond throwing in a few "y'alls" and 'yous guys." Okay, the latter is more Downstate and Jersey, but you get the point, I hope.
So, can anyone here point me towards some references on regional accents and using them in stories?
And when I get that down, how do I make my characters not all talk like, well, me?
I'm not just talking about acccent and dialect, like a Texan MC and his Upstate NY lover, although that might be a place for me to start. I definitely want to use that beyond throwing in a few "y'alls" and 'yous guys." Okay, the latter is more Downstate and Jersey, but you get the point, I hope.
So, can anyone here point me towards some references on regional accents and using them in stories?
And when I get that down, how do I make my characters not all talk like, well, me?