/lit/ - Literature

So what moral/ethical principles do you subscribe to?

I want to increase my knowledge of grammar mechanics.

I often know what is correct and what isn't when it comes to grammar, but I don't usually know why.

Like, the difference between "this is wrong because the pronoun doesn't agree with the subject" and "this is wrong because it sounds awkward". Most of my knowledge is situated firmly in the latter.

Any recommendations as to texts, audio, video, or any other medium designed to teach this sort of thing?

Nicholas Sparks.

I am for reals.

A Song of Ice and Fire or Dune?

Which fantasy series should I read?

I want something fun and easy, but not entirely brainless.

Do you think words or phrases have aesthetic value outside of their meaning?

Could a poem be written that has absolutely no meaning, but is still 'pretty'?

Is there a term for when you use punctuation strictly to influence the pace or intonation when something is read, and not for grammatical purposes?

Is it "As God as my witness", or "As God is my witness"?

Do words have any inherent aesthetic value, or do they gain value only once you understand their meaning?

Does it bother you when people say "Two thousand and ten" instead of "Two thousand ten"?

>1) The character of the captain? Ignoring the blatant racist stereotyping, it was typically shitty "mad with revenge" combined with a massive disregard for the bounds of normal human behavior

Things to fix when I edit BB: the apparent racist stereotypes. I tried to make Luo seem like an Ahab kind of figure, but meh. Racist? Because I wrote about teh asians? reactionimage.jpg

>The use of politics was uneccesary fluff that had little to no place in the actual story.

This is an excerpt of a much bigger story. The politics were somewhat distant to the point of this particular piece.

"She lingered at the bus stop only for a second before walking down the sidewalk, slumping past newsstands and dodging joggers. "

This isn't violating some sort of grammar rule about tenses, is it?

What's the male equivalent of Twilight?

Who's the female Edward?