on 7/24/03 9:20 PM, Mark Sullivan at
DJ-Anonyme@webtv.net wrote:
> Say what? Maybe in movies and on TV, but not in
books.
<<>>
Well, I was referring to sentance structure and the
anti-modifier style, not necessarily the length of the work
itself.
Like any generalization, there are lots of exceptions. But
you won't be finding too many sentences like those in Wolfe,
or Conrad, for that matter, in modern literature.
Miles
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