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tellmesomething11 t1_j9pmzgl wrote

I never thought the kids in his stories were dated. They’re usually from small towns and as someone from a small town, the dialogue can be sooooo different than kids from a city. It just really depends. A lot of his stories take place in Maine and they have an unusual way of speaking and thought process so that could be it.

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misselphaba t1_j9pupgc wrote

I always chalked it up to regional dialect as well, maybe with a touch of nostalgia for the era in which King was a child.

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NoPerformance5952 t1_j9q014i wrote

Can confirm that small town kids can be different, especially in more rural areas.

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