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Bookmark or Share- novel - Showing Confusion - Writing Stack ExchangeDialogue is a good way to show confusion if you can. “Well, I thought, er...I don’t really know,” he admitted.
- Is shaking of the head positive or negative?What I hate is when a character is quoted as saying "uh-huh" without making it clear that it's "uh-HUH" or "UH-huh" which have opposite meanings. There; that's an off-topic comment, so shoot me. – Jennifer
- phrasing - In fiction, what is meant by phrases such as "his eyes ...Small addendum: to me, "show, don't tell" is actually about evoking emotions, rather than just describing things in greater detail/being subtle.
- How should I use phrases such as "uh huh"? - Writing Stack Exchangeuh huh (which I take for a yes) uh uh (for no) nuh uh (also saw that once for no, but I'm not even sure nuh is even a word) whereas a standalone "huh?" usually means the person doesn't understand something. Are these commonly associated with the meanings I have assumed (either in American English, or elsewhere)? Are there others I have missed?
- dialogue - Dialog, just what's the best way to write it? - Writing ...Tour Start here for a quick overview of the site
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