Activity for gmcgathâ€
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| Comment | Post #5570 |
This thread is older than Codidact. How did that happen? (more) |
— | about 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #286098 |
You're asking, in effect, why 18th and 19th century authors didn't write in a late 20th or 21st century style. That just wasn't the style at the time. I don't think there's more to say than that. (more) |
— | about 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #285252 |
This isn't a generalizable approach. It assumes an HTML page and a sufficient level of author control. If the author is using a markup language or converting text into an e-book, the functionality may not be available. It can't be done at all in print. (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |
| Edit | Post #285077 | Initial revision | — | over 2 years ago |
| Answer | — |
A: How can garden path sentences be used (and misused)? Science fiction can use garden path sentences to set up a situation that defies the reader's expectations. They can set up what appears to be ordinary life but turns out not to be or present what seems like a familiar SF trope and then pull a switch. A couple of examples from Heinlein. At the star... (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |
| Comment | Post #283855 |
I agree that the post should have gone in Meta, but the responses are a bit excessive. (more) |
— | over 2 years ago |