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Offline Thush

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Hi! I'm hoping to participate in a Twitter pitch event tomorrow. My story is set in my native country where the protagonist refers to his Grandpa as Seeya. Should I use the word Grandpa or Seeya when writing the pitch?
#1 - April 21, 2020, 07:44 AM

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Could you do both? "...where his Seeya (Grandpa) lives," for instance.
#2 - April 21, 2020, 08:13 AM
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I agree, if you have the character count, I would use both!
#3 - April 21, 2020, 08:41 AM
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