Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Mostly Just Getting Tight

These people sure do drink a lot.

"'Arriba! Arriba!' he said. 'Lift it up.'" That pertains to drinking and shows a transition of diction that accompanies the transition of setting. It's vernacular, local color, and tone all thrown in together again.

Then, on page 111, a definite rhetorical question is asked. "'Whose wine is that?'" He knows it's his own wine; he just wants it back. It's a small step up in decorum from Gimme my wine.

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