The Return of Tom Swift

[davewitley]

Haggridd wrote:

> David, I find this extremely interesting.  You pose the crucial 
> question: Is JKR deficient in her use of dialogue, or is your ear 
> for her dialogue defective?  I would be extremely interested if 
you 
> would cite a number of examples, either onlist or offlist.  I 
would 
> like to see whether I interpret these exchanges differently from 
> JKR, as demonstrated by her choice of adverb.  I think you have 
hit 
> upon something new in discussion of the HP books here, and more 
> substantive than trading Swifties, however entertaining they may 
> be.  Let's pursue it, shall we?

I'll see what I can do, though I can't remember the examples now.  
My daughter has belatedly asked me to read OOP to her so I will try 
to note cases as I go along.

David