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"Just 90 miles from Key West there is a country" - Why not just explicitly state the country....? We know it's Cuba and these restrictions existed for obvious
by ZoF 10y ago
"Just 90 miles from Key West there is a country" -
Why not just explicitly state the country....?
We know it's Cuba and these restrictions existed for obvious reasons.
- back_beyond 10y agoIt emphasizes Cuba's geographical proximity to the Western World.
- aniro 10y agoThe name of the country is not nearly as important as its proximity to the US. It is very effective writing.
- ZoF 10y agoI think they're intimately related in this context and disagree that it's proximity is important beyond it's identification, which, as stated above, is obvious.
- pg_is_a_butt 10y agowhat obvious reasons? big cigar was keeping them in their place?
- radicaldreamer 10y agoFor dramatic effect, which is good, since language is a construct for human expression.