All Comments on 'July 14, 1928 in an Erotic Novel'

by leBonhomme

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larry74403larry74403over 10 years ago
The historical inaccuracies abound.

If you write a period piece you must make sure you are versed in the phrasing and vernacular of the time.

AnonymousAnonymousover 10 years ago
going by the subtitle

it sounds like you stole the story which is never good. if you didn't steal it why would you post only a chapter of a novel you should post the whole thing in the novels area not here. if stolen DELETE if not stolen delete and move it to the novels area and post the whole thing. only an idiot posts part of a story for a contest.

leBonhommeleBonhommeover 10 years agoAuthor

Larry, sure, the story is supposed to seem to be a period piece, but in French, so the story in English must be my translation/adaptation in modern English. What do either of us know about 1920s French?

Anon, the story is just presented as though it were a chapter of a novel, one that doesn't exist. I haven't nor am going to write more chapters. The idea was to have fun with the date of National Nude Day, July 14rh, set in another era, the nudist content explained in that context with reference to the French national holiday.

AnonymousAnonymousover 10 years ago
"What do either of us know about 1920s French?"

Obviously you know nothing about it, for the reason there is nothing to know; there's been no French argot or Grammatical shift from the 1920's to now, hasn't been since the days of the 2nd Republic, (which is why it's so easy for a modern French schoolkid to read Les Chanson's De Geste in the actual with no translation required, the language is pretty much changeless); 1920's 'Period French' doesn't exist, usage remains exactly the same today as it did in the 1920', I should know, my grandparents were from then, my parents speak French as their first language, Parisian French, actually, so were you just trying to dazzle us po' hicks with your remarkable erudition? And in passing, why do you feel the need to defend and justify everything you write? Is it because inside you know it's just not good enough, not speaking for itself? Because it is poor, very poor in most cases. If you're going to set a supposed 'found-footage' type story in a particular epoch, especially post 'la Belle Epoque', research it first.

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