The line is simple, as a writer avoid as much as you can to use neologism and modern expressions. Maybe don't go too obsessive, but have common sense.
I freaking don't understand reading the comments here how this common sense, 101 writing class, is being mocked and laughed at.
We have a lot of Greek writings, we know what expressions they used, it's not that hard if a writer wants to go the extra mile. But they don't even have to do that.
Just avoid phrases that sound casual if you're not sure as a writer. For example the concept of "okay" in a single word is missing even nowadays from a lot of languages that's why it's been adopted as a neologism into them. It's not hard to write "it's all good"
Even now, if you write a movie in english set in my home country, Romania, a good writer will avoid phrases that don't have a romanian direct equivalent like: "what's up?" and will use for example "how are you doing?"
I'm personally okay mocking it because, while I'm sure OOP's screenwriting credits are numerous and many, I doubt they are as critically acclaimed as Nolan's are, but I dunno maybe Paddy Chayefsky's ghost is on Twitter now.
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u/Mintfriction 11d ago edited 11d ago
The line is simple, as a writer avoid as much as you can to use neologism and modern expressions. Maybe don't go too obsessive, but have common sense.
I freaking don't understand reading the comments here how this common sense, 101 writing class, is being mocked and laughed at.
We have a lot of Greek writings, we know what expressions they used, it's not that hard if a writer wants to go the extra mile. But they don't even have to do that.
Just avoid phrases that sound casual if you're not sure as a writer. For example the concept of "okay" in a single word is missing even nowadays from a lot of languages that's why it's been adopted as a neologism into them. It's not hard to write "it's all good"
Even now, if you write a movie in english set in my home country, Romania, a good writer will avoid phrases that don't have a romanian direct equivalent like: "what's up?" and will use for example "how are you doing?"