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Originally Posted by Tilion the Wayward
Granted, not all Crichton is waste(particularly Travels), but the ending of Sphere...what utter trash. I think it was Timeline where I finally got tired of his formulaic prose. |
Well, for me it's one book from him once in a while... but I haven't read any from him for quite some time... anyway, you may safely leave him behind.
This is a Tolkien forum!
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And the use of the ampersand, tis merely a habit (nice attention to detail, however). Will it bother you or others here, since there are bound to be grammatists & lovers of fluid & properly written prose here? (not that there's anything wrong w/that)
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Oh, it's fine. I think people get used to it, if nothing else. (Although, yes, to be honest, I don't like it
What a disgrace to the written language! - But hey, really
As long as the text remains readable... We are here to discuss, the form is not
that horribly important.)