Haha, writing is such a %#$&. But truly, I cannot see any reason to not use the elongated version. What reason is there? Because it looks yucky?...
Check out Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men. He switches back and forth between third person and first person. First person is always...
I agree completely. Thanks, I just learned something new.
In your example, I definitely prefer the second option (Ruuunnnn!). I agree with minstrel that the reader's imagination can do A LOT of work, but...
Like SwampDog, the best I can come up with is "reach." Sports commentators talk about a boxer's reach. But I also agree with you that "reach...
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