[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Silly question

[Child Of Midian]

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From: HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com
[mailto:HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Geoff Bannister


Geoff:
So why do characters in books written in the past tense always speak 
in the present tense?

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That's exactly true, dialogue is ALWAYS present tense, because we don't
speak in past tense unless we are narrating. Hence ALL NARATION is in past
and all DIALOGUE is in present. There are books in present tense, but not
many, it's not standard, but it can be fun to read.

md