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July 02, 2023, 08:29:03 PM
Hey, wasn't sure if this was the right place to put this. But uh I'm writing this scene where one character has one of those "vinyl record scratch" moments. I want to write it out but in a way that's not reliant on modern slang.
So what terms could I use that are Land Before Time/pre-historic appropriate?
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July 04, 2023, 06:17:57 AM
Maybe that sudden jerking/falling sensation you randomly feel when you're drifting off to sleep? Only thing I can think of that's sufficiently disruptive, albeit in a more specific circumstance.
I will note that the
Ice Age
movies use literal record-scratch sound effects at least 3 times, so there's precedent for the anacronism if you just wanna roll with it
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July 05, 2023, 12:04:25 AM
Right, but Ice Age movies are overt comedy family films while Land Before Time is more adventure/slice of life family type movies. So pop culture stuff would be at home in the IA movies, but not so much in the LBT franchise.
Either way, thank you!
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