I am writing a dialogue and I want a word to be said slowly so it is clarified.
The dialogue goes like this
"What's this?"
"It's a Bellis perennis."
"What?"
"Bellis perennis." (I want this to be said slowly)
Should I separate the letters with dashed like this
"B-e-l-l-i-s p-e-r-e-n-n-i-s."
or should I insert spaces between the letters. But I don't want the reader to think I said each letter on its own.
Best Answer
Instead of putting dashes between letters, which suggests that each letter is pronounced individually, you could put dashes between the syllables.