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Q: What would be a proper onomatopoeia for a gunshot in a novel?
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To say "the cat purred" would be an example of onomatopoeia. A cat would normally say "miaow" or "prrrr".


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Gunshot wound to the head. On a medical chart this would be documented as... pt c/o GSW to head (patient complains of gunshot wound to the head). There would be other terminology to describe it. Where it entered or exited and what other trauma is present...but yeah...just...gunshot wound to the head.


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Is huffing an example of onomatopoeia?

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How would you write out a gunshot in a book?

Try to imagine the noise a gunshot makes - most people say "pow," but some say "boom" or "blam" or other words.


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that's a different word, a gunshot wound to the back would incapactate a man. the gunshot to the back incapacitated the man


Do I need a Language & Literature degree to get published?

I don't know that it would open any doors such as connections for your novel but you would learn a lot. By taking these classes you would learn the proper way of writing and it would make writing your novel so much easier for you.


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Onomatopoeia is a word that says what it sounds like.


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There is no opposite of onomatopoeia (the phonetic imitation of natural sounds). To have non-imitative sounds would be counterproductive.


Is shot onomatopoeia?

No, because the sound doesn't suggest the meaning of the word.In this case, bang would be an example of onomatopoeia.


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The hospital would not know whether you have a warrant or not. However, they will probably call the police to come investigate the gunshot wound, and the police would then find out about the warrant.