tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post2834451908933542612..comments2024-03-10T23:01:51.493-05:00Comments on Stupid Motivational Tricks / Bemsha Swing: More Classic StyleJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-78929187658283906292011-05-02T10:26:17.182-05:002011-05-02T10:26:17.182-05:00That would at least be more consistent: "... ...That would at least be more consistent: "... please excuse me while I do some more signposting here..."Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-80412016706277475832011-05-02T10:24:12.339-05:002011-05-02T10:24:12.339-05:00As with your essay without signposting, it's m...As with your essay without signposting, it's much more interesting to not talk about the style you've chosen to write in. (After all, the hedgings of contemporary scholarly style are never discussed by the hedgers.)Andrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-14753116647020083342011-05-02T08:11:12.105-05:002011-05-02T08:11:12.105-05:00Yes, and if I announce that I'm using this sty...Yes, and if I announce that I'm using this style, departures from it will be counted against me. That would be an unclassic distraction.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-92040557733566028232011-05-01T23:41:55.634-05:002011-05-01T23:41:55.634-05:00Just use it. Nobody will think you wrote that way ...Just use it. Nobody will think you wrote that way by accident.<br /><br />I like the "that" in "...my stance will not be that absolute." A usage I associate with Pynchon (or maybe it's the corresponding "this").Vance Maverickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477306994564623348noreply@blogger.com