Capturing actual genteel speech requires ear for skewed phrasing and periphrasis

Evidence

Campion and her co-writer Gerard Lee have an ear for the slightly skewed phrase, for the accents of gentility, for the periphrasis affected by those unsure of their ground. — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 387

Categorization

• SEED: This is a concrete dialogue-writing principle: render uncertainty through periphrasis and misplaced gentility.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 387
• XREF: connects to: Varying sentence structures can enhance narrative voice and engagement. — Tilar J Mazzeo, How to Write a Bestseller, 515; AI stenographers can record conversations for later reference. — Joanna Stern, I Am Not a Robot- My Year Using AI to…, 432

Broader Connections

• Varying sentence structures can enhance narrative voice and engagement. #expands (0.60) — Tilar J Mazzeo, How to Write a Bestseller, 515