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What's with the early 20th / late 19th century style of English? Entertaining for a moment, but ultimately just frustrating for me to read. Is it done purposely
by blkhp19 4y ago
What's with the early 20th / late 19th century style of English? Entertaining for a moment, but ultimately just frustrating for me to read. Is it done purposely because trains are an "old" piece of transportation infrastructure?
- JasonFruit 4y agoIt didn't read like a Twitter 37/355 thread, but it didn't sound a bit old-fashioned to me — unless reasonably formal English is hopelessly out-of-date now.
- folkrav 4y agoHmm, funny how as a non-native speaker, it didn't strike me as having a particularly notable style.
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- opan 4y agoAll that's sticking out to me is a lack of contractions and overly formal or dramatic text, but probably because it's written as a letter to someone.
- kar1181 4y agoI get the feeling the person that wrote it is not of the generation many here are. I really enjoyed the style personally (millennial...).
- throwanem 4y agoThe writer may himself be far from young.
- alfor 4y agoYes the style is overly complex. It distract from the message. It feel like the opposite of a PG essay.
- jcpst 4y agoIt is mentioned that this letter was commentary in a hearing with the CEOs of BNSF, CSX, Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific. I imagine they wanted to use a more formal style to address these business leaders.