/lit/ - Literature

>>12163710
>can someone post screencaps of more posts like this?
That post*1 is fresh*2 pasta*3 however it requires editing*4 to be truly befitting of DFW*5.

*1. The 15th reply of the thread+
+A thread is a series of posts on 4channel.org and similar forums.
*2. In this context "fresh" refers to an original post.
*3. Pasta refers to the 4chan tradition of reposting original posts considered worthy+ of being shared again.
+In order to be considered worthy of being saved for future reposts an original post must be deemed humorous and/or informative to its intended audience.
*4. Correction of grammatical errors.
*5. David Foster Wallace, an influential+ American writer and university instructor in the disciplines of English and creative writing.
+David Ulin of The Los Angeles Times called Wallace "one of the most influential and innovative writers of the last twenty years".

>>12164085
>Offering*1 a compliment*2 in an Infinite Jest*3 thread*4 without including footnotes*5.

*1. The action of giving.
*2. Kind words intended to convey appreciation.
*3. A novel widely noted in literary circles for its unconventional narrative structure and its experimental use of footnotes.
*4. A thread is a series of posts on 4channel.org and similar forums.
*5. An additional piece of information printed at the bottom of a page; a technique extensively used by DFW in his magnum opus Infinite Jest.