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Vulgarity in Literature: Digressions from a Theme (1930)
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Vulgarity in Literature: Digressions from a Theme (1930)
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Vulgarity in Literature: Digressions from a Theme (1930)
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Digressions are the hallmarkWait, youre telling me I never told you about the time your grandmothers brother Geista showed up in a long black limo to the wedding and your aunt thought he was in the Mafia?
An essay by Donna Frietas in which she discusses her first novel, The Possibilities of Sainthood. 2010
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Digressions come out of the woodwork, like vermin.
The evapo-day Joel Achenbach 2010
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Digressions aplenty, do shed light on the main plot and in fact help in maintaining the coherence.
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Digressions on lesser known characters such as Malcom McLean, the North Carolina truck driver who created containerised shipping, do not distract.
Atlantic: A Vast Ocean of a Million Stories by Simon Winchester – review Kevin Rushby 2010
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Digressions within dashes are usually quick, offset to make a point or a joke.
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Great points Jaime and Anon. Jessica Hagy … right on the money « Tangents and Digressions Says:
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We may say just about anything. - from "House Agamemnides: Historical Perspectives and Worthless Digressions", by the Princess Serutan.
January Books 10) Doon pgmcc 2008
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