Alicorn comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 19, chapter 88-89 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Alicorn 02 July 2013 03:30:49AM 5 points [-]

Sometimes I use "deadpan" as a verb. "Of course," the witch deadpanned. "I have a dozen of them. In my trunk." (I think splitting the sentence may help.)

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 02 July 2013 03:52:01AM 4 points [-]

I tried that one too. The problem I felt while reading it is that it... breaks up the humor? Like a THIS IS A JOKE sign?

Comment author: Alicorn 02 July 2013 03:58:28AM 10 points [-]

Well, if people keep getting lost on the way to the joke, a sign might be useful.

Comment author: chaosmage 05 July 2013 01:42:19PM 0 points [-]

If you do rewrite it, "said sensibly" might work better than "deadpanned".