I'm not some literary analyst or good at picking out details, and this is one of the few definite things I can say bothers me about Sanderson's writing. It's got nothing to do with the word itself so much as how it's used and Sanderson uses it where the same character would say "man" or "woman".
WoT has a very strong sense of gender identity, and Sanderson has completely missed that, retaining the modern usage.
WoT has a very strong sense of gender identity, and Sanderson has completely missed that, retaining the modern usage.
Cannoli
"Sometimes unhinged, sometimes unfair, always entertaining"
- The Crownless
“Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.” GK Chesteron
Deus Vult!
"Sometimes unhinged, sometimes unfair, always entertaining"
- The Crownless
“Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.” GK Chesteron
Deus Vult!
AMoL Prologue: DAMMIT SANDERSON! They are MEN and WOMEN, not PERSONS!!!!!!!
- 19/09/2012 10:25:42 PM
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Agreed. And isn't people the plural for person? *NM*
- 19/09/2012 10:50:22 PM
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My point would have been lost, since "people" is used in WoT-proper for mixed groups. *NM*
- 19/09/2012 11:12:58 PM
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Tell me, honestly.
- 20/09/2012 01:52:41 AM
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Contractions
- 20/09/2012 05:16:56 AM
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Oh Terez,
- 20/09/2012 05:36:23 AM
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100% Death of Narg *NM*
- 20/09/2012 06:03:06 AM
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*NM*
It's how they're used and by whom
- 20/09/2012 12:01:35 PM
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I kinda felt the same way about his use of "squished" in the first paragraph of the book. meh *NM*
- 21/09/2012 06:49:58 AM
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