KeckyOK t1_itb9sc2 wrote
Reply to comment by pikknz in An old guy at work is being hassled for not remembering things so he turns on the offensive. by pikknz
by 'structure', they meant that you used no punctuation or made any attempt to differentiate who was speaking; rather, you've put both sides of the characters' dialogue on each line. Better example:
"Well, what did you have for breakfast last Tuesday, then?" asks the old man. His co-worker replies, "Porridge, I always eat porridge for breakfast."
"Well, I always heave my breakfast!" said the old man.
Also, once a dialogue is established you can then alternate without stating who is speaking.
"You heave your breakfast?" asks the co-worker.
"Yeah. I'm an old man."
"With a bad memory?"
"Shut the fuck up, Greg!"
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