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John Byrne
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Posted: 16 April 2026 at 2:15pm | IP Logged | 1 post reply
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Bill Collins
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Posted: 17 April 2026 at 12:32am | IP Logged | 2 post reply
Fascinating stuff! I have spotted people who were banned
from other forums return under a new identity because of
the words/phrases they used and how they constructed
sentences.
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James Woodcock
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Posted: 17 April 2026 at 10:31am | IP Logged | 3 post reply
Excellent piece.
The best character writers, for me, are those who can give
characters different voices, including those who do not
follow rules (see the 'me and ...' thread).
Not everyone speaks using the correct rules and just
because the character is in a book, comic, film, whatever,
does not mean that they should follow rules. But they
should follow their own rules and be consistent to
themselves.
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John Byrne
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Posted: 17 April 2026 at 3:29pm | IP Logged | 4 post reply
I am very much aware of how many words and phrases have snuck into my personal lexicon from movies and TV shows I have seen over the span of my life. Sometimes a little >ping< sounds in my head when I catch myself using them.

Somewhat related, fans who meet me are often surprised that I have no detectable Canadian or British accent—although the latter does sometimes rise spontaneously when I find myself in conversation with people with English accents.

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