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The phrase "alternating dialogue" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a style of writing where characters take turns speaking, often seen in scripts or narratives.
Example: "In the screenplay, the alternating dialogue between the two main characters creates a dynamic and engaging conversation."
Alternatives: "back-and-forth dialogue" or "dialogue exchange".
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In alternating dialogue form a man is interrogated about the ownership of various items found in his home.
The New Yorker, October 21 , 1972P. 36 In alternating dialogue form a man is interrogated about the ownership of various items found in his home.
By Donald Barthelme The New Yorker, October 21 , 1972P. 36 In alternating dialogue form a man is interrogated about the ownership of various items found in his home.
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Intriguingly, there was an early blank verse version of Stoppard's play – called Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Meet King Lear, in which the action reaches England – but it is unsurprising that the later text, which alternates prose dialogue in 20th-century vernacular with verbatim interludes from Hamlet, is the one that flourished.
Then, alternating between narrative and dialogue, they fill us in and whet our appetite for what's to come.
What follows is an intricate story of murder, deception, and ruthless game-playing, in which Altman recapitulates and extends his expressive innovations of the seventies: the overlapping dialogue, the alternating planes of interest, the almost offhand emotional violence, the needling wit.
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