Really?

[oracleslave]

I think 'really' as an expression of mild surprise, in context, is ok, such as "really? well i never would have guessed......." but to replace the whole sentence with the one word is such a shame. Imagine if the writers of the great literary works had used todays modern language

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[d000hg]

What about folks saying " you what?" if they want me to repeat what I just said ?

What about using the word "folks"?

I think 'really' as an expression of mild surprise, in context, is ok, such as "really? well i never would have guessed......." but to replace the whole sentence with the one word is such a shame.

I'm pretty sure "Really?" would be found in many of the classics... "'Really?' He cocked a sardonic eyebrow"... etc

Imagine if the writers of the great literary works had used todays modern language

Well even the writers of today don't use modern language except in dialog. And that's always the case... people in books speak in the language of their time but the prose generally doesn't.

[suityou01]

What about using the word "folks"?

I'm pretty sure "Really?" would be found in many of the classics... "'Really?' He cocked a sardonic eyebrow"... etc

Well even the writers of today don't use modern language except in dialog. And that's always the case... people in books speak in the language of their time but the prose generally doesn't.

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