And I Was Like, “Is This Correct English?”
Is it acceptable English to use “was like” as a dialogue tag? When I clicked to find out, I was like, “No way!”
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Writing Prompt: A Memorable Conversation
Think about the most memorable conversations you’ve ever had. What made them mean so much to you? Was it the person you were speaking to or the subject you discussed? Maybe a little of both? If you had to pick the most important conversation of your life, what would it be? How about the funniest? The saddest? The most exciting? The most eye-opening?
This assignment is to recreate a highly memorable conversation.
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Dialogue Tags: 100 Ways to Say “Said”
Be sure to read my post from yesterday, where I suggested that good writers use few dialogue tags to indicate who is speaking, and when they do, then rely on trusty old “said” and occasionally “asked.”
Still, there’s nothing wrong with mixing it up on occasion — especially when how something is said is particularly important and not sufficiently clear through the dialogue itself. Writers young and old need help sometimes with alternatives to “said,” so I created an official WriteAtHome list of dialogue tags.
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How to Use Dialogue Tags
Dialogue tags are the cues that indicate who is doing the talking in written dialogue. But there is a great difference of opinion about how such tags are best used…
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