: Character Accents When writing dialogue how should one tackle accents? Changing the spelling for certain words (V for W in German) is effective but may come off a little cheesy. Then again, not

When writing dialogue how should one tackle accents? Changing the spelling for certain words (V for W in German) is effective but may come off a little cheesy.
Then again, not doing this might cause the writer to remind the reader of the character's accent through narration more than would otherwise be necessary.

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It depends on the genre you're writing. A whimsical fantasy story would depict a drunken dwarf blacksmith's manner of speech in the dialog:

"Aye stringbean, Oi'll sharpen 'nat old stabber yeh got there fer a couple 'a silver. Whaddaya shay?"

Overuse of this style can become obnoxious really quick, especially if the reader has to slow down or strain to understand it.

Whereas a more serious story would indicate the accent through dialog tags and grammatical queues:

"Tell us where is the drop zone," the Kommandant whispered into his captiveâ€™s ear, his sharp accent butchering the words as they came out. "Tell us, and no harm will come to your men. I swear it."

Full disclosure: I am not a fantasy writer and my dwarvish vernacular is a bit rusty

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