I believe I'm very conscious of exactly what I'm doing. I'm auditioning lines of dialogue, and I'm interrogating whether the lines would translate from Russian into English the right way. The English that results can perhaps seem somewhat more formal than colloquial, but not so formal as to feel academic.
David BezmozgisWhen writing dialogue, I hear it in both Russian and English, and try to find a language that combines the two.
David BezmozgisLanguage is a personality as well. People are different when they speak different languages.
David Bezmozgis