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I just learned a new word: polysyndeton! What a pretty way to word syntactical errors that abound.
Faye wrote: "I just learned a new word: polysyndeton! What a pretty way to word syntactical errors that abound."
Polysyndeton can evoke an ancient, prophetic tone, like that of the Bible, but McCarthy applies it throughout the entire book, which becomes tedious.
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I just learned a new word: polysyndeton! What a pretty way to word syntactical errors that abound.
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Faye wrote: "I just learned a new word: polysyndeton! What a pretty way to word syntactical errors that abound."Polysyndeton can evoke an ancient, prophetic tone, like that of the Bible, but McCarthy applies it throughout the entire book, which becomes tedious.
