tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1299789243498272100.post6390170555682547808..comments2023-04-26T01:29:03.511+01:00Comments on Sherry Gloag: Kim Bowman and Contractions...Sherry Gloaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03143365764333974956noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1299789243498272100.post-89205600734171785622011-05-09T03:08:32.812+01:002011-05-09T03:08:32.812+01:00Nothing makes a book less realistic than dialogue ...Nothing makes a book less realistic than dialogue without contractions. Unless, of course, it's part of a character's overall characterization, as with Data of Star Trek: The Next Generation fame - an android who could not use a contraction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com