In a message dated 4/23/02 3:31:28 AM,
zspider@gte.net writes:
<< applying a little (very little) thought to it makes
me wonder about the
"colloquial "requirement. that means a character cannot be
deemed
hardboiled, solely by his actions. so a mute character could
not be
hardboiled, could he? ;-) >>
although it's widely accepted around these parts that
colloquial is one of the standards for hardboiling, I for one
do not share this belief. for me, it all hardboils down into
a character's attitude as defined by his or her
actions.
John Lau
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