You've Got Soul
Words aren't just words, really. Anyone who writes will have their own peculiarities of writing. A great deal of the time, this means relatively little in the long run. Mostly whether one can understand one another or not. But the rest of the time, those little quirks every fluent speaker and writer of English has, reveal far more about the person than one could ever imagine.
When I read the words of my friends online, I can hear their voice. The way they type their words is like the way they speak. Through the way they type, I can tell them apart. It's the peculiarities that separate them, not the vocabulary.
What's more is, the peculiarities, the quirks, the gimmicks, are what separate great writers from the rest. That's what the attraction is; what drives people to read things by a certain person in particular.
I'll be more concise. Words have a soul.
The soul of the words is what helps me know who wrote the words; helps me come up with a voice for the unknown writers and hear the voices of the known writers in my head. It drives me towards some writers and away from others, simply by virtue of the subtle nature of the English language.
Interesting, isn't it?
When I read the words of my friends online, I can hear their voice. The way they type their words is like the way they speak. Through the way they type, I can tell them apart. It's the peculiarities that separate them, not the vocabulary.
What's more is, the peculiarities, the quirks, the gimmicks, are what separate great writers from the rest. That's what the attraction is; what drives people to read things by a certain person in particular.
I'll be more concise. Words have a soul.
The soul of the words is what helps me know who wrote the words; helps me come up with a voice for the unknown writers and hear the voices of the known writers in my head. It drives me towards some writers and away from others, simply by virtue of the subtle nature of the English language.
Interesting, isn't it?