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Originally Posted by teh603
And sometimes coffee is just coffee, and cake just cake. Whether you join the clauses or not is more a question of how choppy you want your writing to be. This isn't Dune and we aren't speaking Imperial Galach. There's no reason to try to read for that level of nuance in someone's writing.
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If a writer wishes to use short, choppy sentences to capture a particular tone or to express a particular emotion, who am I to judge? None of the sentences made by my fictional writer were grammatical incorrect in-and-of themselves; they were grammatically incorrect because they did not contain the underlying grammatical structure needed to express what she wished to express. Because my make believe writer was able to call upon her knowledge of grammar, she was able to express her thoughts more effectively to her audience.
As for your closing statement: I couldn't disagree more. If a book, essay, or poem is worth my attention, it will not only
have nuances but will demand that I take time to explore those nuances. If there is nothing beneath the surface, if the story is just a story, then I just can't work up the excitement to continue reading.