tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post2734105261925842793..comments2024-02-27T07:05:52.851-05:00Comments on Beth Revis: Trouble in Computer Land and the Voice of TeensAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11431700962951592287noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-58229363658073036812008-07-25T17:30:00.000-04:002008-07-25T17:30:00.000-04:00Terri, having done Scottish dialect as well, I'm n...Terri, having done Scottish dialect as well, I'm not sure which is really harder!<BR/><BR/>In some ways, I think making up a new slang is easier than working with real slang, PJ...but then I think about how brilliant Scott Westerfield is in the Uglies series, or Joss Whedon in Serenity, and I know that I couldn't do something that great!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431700962951592287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-76448823791972421872008-07-25T12:39:00.000-04:002008-07-25T12:39:00.000-04:00I think your example is safe, though. The slang i...I think your example is safe, though. The slang is totally get-able from the context.<BR/>you know what "slang" I loved. The Uglies/Pretties series when stuff was "happy making". It totally worked for me.PJ Hooverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02602205868934777662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-63657320688518429252008-07-25T12:23:00.000-04:002008-07-25T12:23:00.000-04:00And here I thought the Scottish vernacular was dau...And here I thought the Scottish vernacular was daunting! <BR/><BR/>Good luck with teen slang, having them, I know it's hard to keep up, and I've noticed that slang varies in different parts of the countries, yikes!<BR/><BR/>:) TerriTerriRainerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16301763290901887933noreply@blogger.com