<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=231827.msg11643918#msg11643918">Quote from: Dhi on 16-09-2015, 19:30:13</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I'm sorry, I missed your question somehow!<br/><br/>When writing dialog I feel like using approximations is necessary, since both the language and the era are different. It's bound to be less clunky if your character says what she means in spirit, so if we're being polite, courtesan, if we're being blunt, prostitute or another word that doesn't strain the setting <em>too </em>much.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Give that the post has been replied to and the word "Prostitute" reacted to, I'd say it was a bit late to change it...?<br/><br/>*shrug* Just my 2p worth.