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I think Hemingway wrote in a terse manner because it helped him to convey a certain atmosphere and notion of depth beyond what the bare words presented, not bec
by axguscbklp 6y ago
I think Hemingway wrote in a terse manner because it helped him to convey a certain atmosphere and notion of depth beyond what the bare words presented, not because he was trying to simplify things so that people who lack high-level English skills could follow what he was saying.
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Some readers. Not everyone writes with the intention of reaching the largest possible audience. Of course many people do write with that intention, and in many contexts that is a very good intention, but it seems to me that to associate such simplification with Hemingway the writer is misleading.