Post originally by Jay Verkuilen at 2003-05-13 14:33:24
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Ed McEneely wrote:
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I think the problem is that "stream-of-conciousness" writing is very post-modern, whereas a good review usually has too much punctuation to be post-modern.

Or, to put it in a less ironic fashion, the sentence is in fact a run-on sentence, and it's also missing a comma. This makes it hard to parse.

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There is nothing to guarantee that your point will NOT BE MADE like using stream of consciousness writing. Writers owe their readers better.

Whenever I receive an e-mail from a student "written" in this kind of style, I append a note that says "When you have taken the time to write me in plain English, I will take the time to answer your question."

(Note that I used to teach college, where you can get away with this sort of thing.)

Jay