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2 unusual facts about Eye dialect


Eye dialect

In his Discworld series, Terry Pratchett makes extensive use of eye dialect to extend the caricature of his characters, even going to the point of changing the font used for certain dialog.

Many cartoonists and comic book creators eschew phonetic eye dialects in favor of font changes or distinctive speech balloonsSwamp Thing, for example, has traditionally been depicted using "crusty" yellow speech balloons and dialogue heavily laced with ellipses, suggesting a gravelly voice that only speaks with great effort.



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