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That is a) SUPERB, and b) a perfect example of the Dan Brown Code[1]. [1] http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/000844.html http://itre.cis.upenn
by zimpenfish 4y ago
That is a) SUPERB, and b) a perfect example of the Dan Brown Code[1].
[1] http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/000844.html http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/000844.h...
- yesenadam 4y agoI hadn't read any Dan Brown, gee that's really bad! So, the sentence maybe should've been rearranged so the book starts with Square-jawed, getting right into the action.
- themadturk 4y agoFor someone who writes so badly (and he does), I have always found Dan Brown to be compulsively readable. Sometimes we just need trash, I guess.
- the_common_man 4y agoIt's quite fun to read. Maybe trash fiction but fun
- chrisbaker98 4y agoFor more on Dan Brown, see this hilarious parody: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/authors/dont-make-fun-of-renowned-dan-brown/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/authors/dont-make-fun-of-r...
- nonrandomstring 4y agoYou owe me a new keyboard and a fresh coffee.
- khazhoux 4y agoThanks for sharing this link! I read it eagerly on my laptop, with the text of the article presenting itself as a perfect companion to the soothing glow of the screen of my sleek (yet familiar, like an old friend you only just met) portable computing device.
- notahacker 4y agoAh, I'd forgotten that one of the world's best-selling novelists wrote like GPT-3 :D (Seriously, every time GPT-3 produces prose that passes the skim read test, you need this guy to go through it and point out that this is the third time it's mentioned the protagonists' profession in the paragraph and silhouettes don't stare)
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