Wow!

I really never expected so much attention for my first assignment, specially with such a short and incomplete story. Thank you all very much!

I really also appreciate all the sophisticated thinking that's going into my question. I think the conclusion I'll take away is that unless the narrator is speaking in dialect for a reason, there's no good excuse to take license with grammar.

On the other hand, I can't agree with needing to use formal voice in particular. What the heck is wrong with "pretty good"? I honestly can't see that distracting or drawing attention to itself.



I will continue Alex and Miranda when I'm done with Harry Potter -- I'm into the last 100 pages now and still have Club Hades to attend tonight.