Posts by coastalhistory@historians.social
 (DIR) Post #ASeu3p94z9btyTv3LM by coastalhistory@historians.social
       2023-02-14T03:19:07Z
       
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       @MagdaTeter @CitizenWald Yes, they get the impression that it is polite, educated usage; ex. “Don’t call it a picture, call it a painting.” Premise was probably to be aware of genre and form, but novels are all they got, so novel stands in for all other written formats. I haven’t had much luck breaking anyone of this habit.
       
 (DIR) Post #ASeukr41jCqcNQ4gsa by coastalhistory@historians.social
       2023-02-14T04:25:58Z
       
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       @CitizenWald @MagdaTeter Do they also refer to the author as Carolyn?  Carolyn argues that… This, too, seems to be a vestige of high school English class. If you were discussing a novel (a real novel) about a family, it’s not useful to refer to them all by their surname.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ac3MXT5GjN0lWMUqnY by coastalhistory@historians.social
       2023-11-22T04:19:14Z
       
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       @grickle The pug in the dress has a “I can’t believe I’m surrounded by idiots” expression that’s very true to Jane Austen 😆
       
 (DIR) Post #AdK2wRO3oveX5uRuim by coastalhistory@historians.social
       2023-12-30T03:21:51Z
       
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       @grickle Where’s his avocado toast?!