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byanyan · 30 days ago

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SPEECH PATTERNS

complexity of vocabulary : ◼◼◻◻◻ emotion : ◼◼◼◼◼ sentence structure : ◼◼◻◻◻ profanity frequency : ◼◼◼◼◼ creativity : ◼◼◼◼◻ watchfulness : ◼◼◻◻◻

( bold all that apply ) ass. asshole. bastard. bitch. bloody. bugger. bollocks. crap. cunt. dick. frick. fuck. fuckshit. horseshit. motherfucker. piss. prick. screw. shit. shitass. chicken shit. son of a bitch. son of a whore. twat. wanker. ( given proper religious context ) christ on a bike. christ on a cracker. damn. goddamn. godsdamn. hell. holy shit. jesus. jesus christ. jesus, mary and joseph. sweet jesus.

( this or that )

contractions or enunciation? straightforward or cryptic? jargon or toned? complexity or simplicity? finding the right word or using the first word that comes to mind? masculinity, neutrality, or femininity? formalities or abrasiveness? insult or injury? praise or equivocation? frankness or lies? excessive or minimal hand gestures? name-calling or magnanimity? friendly or blunt nicknames?

( important questions )

do people have a hard time understanding or hearing your character ? almost always / frequently / sometimes / rarely / never does your character’s point come across easily when they speak ? almost always / frequently / sometimes / rarely / never would your character initiate conversations ? almost always / frequently / sometimes / rarely / never would your character be the one to end conversations ? almost always / frequently / sometimes / rarely / never would your character use ‘whom’ in a sentence ? yes / no / only ironically your character wants to make a counterpoint. what word do they use ? but / though / although / however / perhaps / mayhaps how would your character pick up the phone ? hello / hey / hi / yellow / yo / yeah / [name]. / what’s up / who is this / what do you want / can i help you? how does your character end conversations ? walk away / ask if that’s everything / say that that’s everything / give a proper goodbye / tell their company they’re done here / remain quiet / they don’t how does your character address others ? titles / first names / surnames / full names / nicknames what social class would others assume your character belongs to, hearing them speak ? upper / middle / lower in what ways does the way your character speak stand out to others ? accent / vocabulary / tone / level / politeness / brusqueness / it doesn’t

#━━ ˟ ⊰ ✰ dash meme.#i love this meme and it's been a minute since i've done it for byan so. saw it on my dash again & felt compelled to do it once more lmao #i just!!! i oh so adore discussing the way characters talk ok it's one of my favourite aspects of writing & getting someone's personality #across to others. i spend SO MUCH time thinking about how every muse i write speaks ok it's actually ridiculous sometimes #so yeah. this is one of my faves. i WILL be doing it for my oc boys over on my multi too #but as for byan... they are LOUD they are VULGAR they are EMOTIONAL and they are unapologetic #it's sort of ironic really that someone who despises men & masculinity and tends to dress more femme speaks... sort of #stereotypically masculine-ly. but they kinda do y'know?#i personally don't feel like anything is INHERENTLY masculine or feminine bc i'm a big fan of gender neutrality & expressing urself however #u damn well please (byan too obvs) but if we're going based on stereotypes/societal norms....... they do talk like a dude lmao #anyway. i could go on and on about details on why byan speaks the way they do. how being overlooked most of their life has made them #v outspoken & how they force your attention onto them etc. etc. but these tags are long enough as it is askjhfds

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