: Re: How can I accurately represent young adult dialogue? There was a recent question that caused quite a stir around here, not so much for the question itself, but more the purpose of the question.

@Tiffany377

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A tad late to the party but seems like this post had some activity and I wanted to throw in my own two cents on the matter being a young adult(28). I actually really hate when anime/books/movies try to throw in "hip" and "current" language. This one show I am currently watching uses a ton of young slang and it really takes away any meaningful dialog because you have a hard time taking what the character says seriously.

It is more annoying than anything else. What do people always say about youth? Full of energy and passion right? So make the dialog energetic. Use less big words. Don't focus so much on the flavor of the month phrases because they are constantly changing. The internet/facebook/instagram has made phrases and words really famous then die out before anyone realizes.

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