What to say for blanks?
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In some 19th century works, and certainly one I am reading at the moment, the author deliberately edits swearwords and substitutes a blank:
E.g. : "-----", he swore.
What is the recommended way of reading such a phrase?
(I substituted a strangled sound to indicate the mood, but not actually a swearword.)
E.g. : "-----", he swore.
What is the recommended way of reading such a phrase?
(I substituted a strangled sound to indicate the mood, but not actually a swearword.)
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Thats exactly what I would do.Chrisczech wrote: (I substituted a strangled sound to indicate the mood, but not actually a swearword.)
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Sure, that's fine. Or you can say "blank!" "dash!" "dash it!" or some other appropriate filler. :)
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Unless you're reading a very early Western novel... In which case you could use that, OR "Gol-ding-it!" Ooo, the choices!
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I'm happy to stay with a strangled sound of frustration, under the circumstances! I don't want to put words into the author's mouth!
It raises the question of what would you say when there is an explicit swearword in the text? (Lady Chatterley's Lover - not that it is PD, but I suppose there are other examples.)
It raises the question of what would you say when there is an explicit swearword in the text? (Lady Chatterley's Lover - not that it is PD, but I suppose there are other examples.)
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Say it. In fact, I don't think we would accept a recording that had explitives censored or altered, but this brings up the whole discussion (which we've had) about editorializing the works and on and on...which isn't what we're here to do.Chrisczech wrote:I'm happy to stay with a strangled sound of frustration, under the circumstances! I don't want to put words into the author's mouth!
It raises the question of what would you say when there is an explicit swearword in the text? (Lady Chatterley's Lover - not that it is PD, but I suppose there are other examples.)
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I've recently read one that freely uses the infamous "N" word.... and not just in a "oh, that's just what they said in that time period" sort of way... it was painful to read it out loud, but there's really no other way around it... it's a work by Bram Stoker... it would have to be done sometime.
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In that case, fear not!thistlechick wrote:Actually, my grandmothers were both quite progressive.Cloud Mountain wrote:When in doubt, think of your grandmother.
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Anyone know any books with lots of expletives left in? Would make for some great stress relief!
Goll dang it, dad gum it, H E double hockey sticks, Hoover Dam, dagnabit, gosh darn, dang, and shitake mushrooms.
Didn't some cartoon character used to say things like frackem, drackem, and so on?
Goll dang it, dad gum it, H E double hockey sticks, Hoover Dam, dagnabit, gosh darn, dang, and shitake mushrooms.
Didn't some cartoon character used to say things like frackem, drackem, and so on?
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You gotta get yerself a copy of the paperback edition of Random House's Dictionary of American Slang. A wopper.wordplay wrote:Anyone know any books with lots of expletives left in? Would make for some great stress relief!
Goll dang it, dad gum it, H E double hockey sticks, Hoover Dam, dagnabit, gosh darn, dang, and shitake mushrooms.
Didn't some cartoon character used to say things like frackem, drackem, and so on?
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That would be Yosemite Sam.wordplay wrote:Didn't some cartoon character used to say things like frackem, drackem, and so on?
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