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Taka Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Gap
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00 What gap is it here? Is it the one between the stereotyped image of teenage science fiction and the true teenage science fiction, or between the stereopyped image of the writer and the real nature of the writer, or between the stereopyped image of the wirter and the fact that he actually wirtes teenage science fiction? 0-
00 When casual acquaintances learn that I am a writer, they naturally ask what I write; and at my reply, "Science fiction for young people," they are apt to respond with surprise. I know what is going on in their minds. Being somehwat shy and formal, I do not seem the sort who would even read, let alone write, anything matching the average person's conception of science fiction. Those unfamiliar with the field of children's literature envision "teenage" science fiction in particular as melodorama of the comic book and television variety, and I usually find myself at a loss for words to bridge 11 b 10 the gap 12 b 10 . 12 blockquote12 br
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00 What gap is it here? Is it the one between the stereotyped image of teenage science fiction and the true teenage science fiction, or between the stereopyped image of the writer and the real nature of the writer, or between the stereopyped image of the wirter and the fact that he actually wirtes teenage science fiction? 0-
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0 Hello, Taka, 02 br 00 From your quotation, I understand "the gap" as the discrepancy between the writer's "shy & formal nature" and the conception of "science fiction for young people". 02 br 00 It's just my feeling! 0-
- 0 Hello, Taka, 02 br 00 From your quotation, I understand "the gap" as the discrepancy between the writer's "shy & formal nature" and the conception of "science fiction for young people".
- 02 br 00 It's just my feeling!
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0 Hello, Taka, 02 br
00 From your quotation, I understand "the gap" as the discrepancy between the writer's "shy & formal nature" and the conception of "science fiction for young people". 02 br
00 It's just my feeling! 0-
00 From your quotation, I understand "the gap" as the discrepancy between the writer's "shy & formal nature" and the conception of "science fiction for young people". 02 br
00 It's just my feeling! 0-
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0 Hi Guys, 01 blockquote
00 When casual acquaintances learn that I am a writer, they naturally ask what I write; and at my reply, "Science fiction for young people," they are apt to respond with surprise. I know what is going on in their minds. Being somehwat shy and formal, I do not seem the sort who would even read, let alone write, anything matching the average person's conce
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0 Another 2p-worth... 02 br
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00 I would say the gap was between two conceptions, on the part of the 'casual acquaintances': 02 br
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00 1. the 'shy and formal' person that the speaker is; 02 br
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00 2. the 'sort [or person] who would...write...science fiction'. 02 br
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00 He is unable to bridge the gap (with some
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00 I would say the gap was between two conceptions, on the part of the 'casual acquaintances': 02 br
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00 1. the 'shy and formal' person that the speaker is; 02 br
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00 2. the 'sort [or person] who would...write...science fiction'. 02 br
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00 He is unable to bridge the gap (with some
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