tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post30385345650110386..comments2023-12-26T23:07:08.005-08:00Comments on TOMORROWVILLE: Dialogue Tags and Mechanics, IIDavid Isaakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-83887144624910050702007-09-11T13:20:00.000-07:002007-09-11T13:20:00.000-07:00I would also love to see the phrase "Good morning,...I would also love to see the phrase "Good morning, he pole-vaulted" used in a work of fiction somewhere. David, I think it's all up to you.Jake Jessonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834903087805267419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-16793433334461156412007-08-27T20:55:00.000-07:002007-08-27T20:55:00.000-07:00Hi, guys--Joyce certainly was a language bender, b...Hi, guys--<BR/><BR/>Joyce certainly was a language bender, but I'm not sure what the whole em-dash obsession was about. It was rather widespread for a while, and you still see the occasional writer using it. No one has ever explained to me how it is supposed to be better than quote marks. Different, yes. But printing in green ink would be different, too.David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-40741195810430620572007-08-27T17:23:00.000-07:002007-08-27T17:23:00.000-07:00'Good morning' he pole-vaulted is genius I agree.I...'Good morning' he pole-vaulted is genius I agree.<BR/><BR/>I have to say I only ever read one Joyce book (portrait of the artist as a young man) and though I appreciate his desire to break the conventionality of speech marks, I found that his em dash didn't really amount to anyhting different: I just found it annoying.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14399344025381816596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371628584376797540.post-77392534940393183012007-08-27T06:43:00.000-07:002007-08-27T06:43:00.000-07:00Ooh. I feel inspired. I should write a story where...Ooh. I feel inspired. I should write a story where I can use the "he pole-vaulted" line. :)<BR/><BR/>Seriously, though, considering the looseness with words and syntax of Joyce, I'm surprised he wasn't leading the vanguard charge to use unexpected/inappropriate verbs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com