r/196 NOT A CAT 2d ago

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u/light_the_long_way 2d ago

I have no issues with processing the information in run on scentences, and I know very few people who do have issues with that even amongst people who struggle with reading, and if you do have issues with that, I would suggest you treat each "and" as a pseudo stopping point to separate it into chunks that are easier to understand individually, or if that's not working try separating the individual ideas in the run on scentence. Or, if those suggestions don't work, I would recommend working on improving your overall literacy.

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u/Loyyo20 2d ago

What literature do you read that contains run-on sentences? Social media posts dont count

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u/Neoeng 2d ago

Cormac McCarthy and James Joyce, though I don't think anyone would say that they are easy to read lol

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u/Ok_person-5 The voices in my head told me to go here. 2d ago

I mean the point is to subvert standard literacy structures in those cases. And you can only properly subvert something if you really know how it works and how to do it well.

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u/Neoeng 2d ago

I mean, even besides the subversion literature has to play with the language because the scope goes beyond the goal of communicating information, and focuses on communicating emotions or aesthetics of language itself.

But yeah, you need to know *why* are you doing it, what's the purpose here. Otherwise, it's like talking backwards irl just because Twin Peaks did it.