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Yeah, it would have been clearer, and grammatically correct, if he had used a colon instead of a period. Though it also would have been less stylish. The fine
by voidhorse 9y ago
Yeah, it would have been clearer, and grammatically correct, if he had used a colon instead of a period. Though it also would have been less stylish.
The fine essay is a delicate balance between style and clarity.
- sillysaurus3 9y agoPaul mentioned he reads his essays out loud. In that context, it flows nicely.
- baby 9y agoBecause he understands how to read it. Punctuation is here to help the reader, not the writer, to read his texts. BTW it reminds me of Flaubert who did shout out loud every sentences he would write. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mPpydgyUSKQC&pg=PA244&lpg=PA244&dq=flaubert+shout+out+loud&source=bl&ots=iPVD_TQatK&sig=esWkQ94I7QVWFr18upF4ewpPcRk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj2zpaQt87UAhWHDcAKHax1AZQQ6AEIJDAA#v=onepage&q=flaubert%20shout%20out%20loud&f=false https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mPpydgyUSKQC&pg=PA244&lp...