US EditionWhy Have Sentences Become Shorter?
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Why Have Sentences Become Shorter?
At Less Wrong, a blog devoted to rational thinking, Arjun Panickssery notes that English language sentences have gradually decreased in length. Jane Austen (1775-1817) wrote sentences that were, on average 42 words long. The modern writer J.K. Rowling, on contrast, wrote the Harry Potter series with sentences about 12 words long.Why has this changed?Panickssery suggests a few possible causes. One is that journalists, who tend to have a terse sty…
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