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Thought this would be a funny thread: Post your favourite (or most hated) examples of mathematics authors using the words "clearly" or "obviously" (or any equivalent word of phrase) in a context where it clearly isn't justifiable to do so.
Jun 28, 2013 · If you think some non-trivial 1 steps should be omitted so your 5 page paper doesn't bloat up to a 30 pager, then please have the decency to either briefly state the trickiest tool involved (be that induction or some specific part of Wiles' proof of Fermat's Last Theorem) or - even better - put the detail which you should have done anyway into the appendix / online supplement and refer to it.
Forgive me, it’s late. In the case of Handmaid’s Tale, there are no quotes in the first half because that all exists in memory, while the second half has quotes when someone is actually speaking in the present reality of the novel. Some writers don’t use quotes at all for this reason—because the novel is narrated as a memory.
spudddly. •. In this case it works because the characters have no inner monologue, it's dialogue and action only in his books. Likely some lesser authors copied the style without knowing why it works. Reply reply. model563. •. If that's the writer's intent, that's perfectly acceptable of course. But it shouldn't be the norm.
Oct 3, 2022 · Oct 3, 2022. If you’re familiar with Sally Rooney’s books (or likely if you’ve just heard of her), you probably also know she doesn’t use quotation marks in her work. It’s a seemingly polarizing choice with both five-star and one-star reviews citing the lack of dialogue punctuation as their reason. Other reviewers declare it took some ...
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