When "writers" start a sentence with said. Said chief executive Roy Rogers: "blah blah blah"
Why do people do this? Why? No-one talks like that in real life. Where do they get it from?
That is all.
America in 2024
2 weeks ago
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It's US style. Have a look at US media and you'll see it all the time. (Though why British writers adopt it is another question...)
Really? I was singing The Owl and the Pussycat 100 times to HackneyChild the other day and realised I don't mind it in poems. "Said the cat to the owl, you elegant fowl".
I am not ignoring your writing tag thing. It just needs some thought.
Ah - the luxury of contemplation...
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