Think I figured out why I have trouble reading some people..

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Polly, and everyone else, was being true to themselves, and except for the evil Doctor, and father, both with evil plans, that Polly exposed, everyone could have lived happly ever after. They had their chance, had it brought before them, and all three chose evil. The Doctor silenced her, so she could not repeat his words, her dad thought it solved his problem, her mother was willing to sell out her daughter for peace in our time. All were trapped by the life they chose.

Polly has her own tree now, and lives for herself. Her life makes sense, the others never will.

Very good inventor you get a gold star...unless you prefer black or some other color like silver.

I personally think gold is overrated and prefer silver.

So nevermind about the stars. Well done. The reason why I'm wondering about such things is because I've always had a hard time reading fantasy novels or sci-fi. I didn't know if it was because I wasn't interested in it at all and that is why I could never remember it.

Now I wonder if certain writing styles will actually be better rather than dismissing it as reading comprehension.

If that is the case, aspies and adhd should write fantasy, humor, sci-fi, factual data books or biographies in a writing style that would make those who have such difficulties be able to read and remember.


Cybermancer, thanks for the correct term. Wall of text.

Couldn't make it past the first sentence in that gigantoparagraph.

Always one thing I've loved about this place. The spelling, punctuation, grammar. It's beautiful.

I also have trouble with block paragraphs. I refuse to read them, because they make my brain stumble over itself.

Then again, I also skip anything written in all caps, l33t 5p33k, or lacks any form of punctuation. It is very confusing, and I have no tolerance for illiteracy.

I also noticed this earlier. EVERY other forum I have been to (film, books, you name it) has the most atrocious grammar and spelling. (Or lack thereof.) I do not understand people who think it is clever or cute to replace words with digits or misspell the most basic words, IE, HOW R U???! OMG TEH ROFLZ!!!1!! !!111!

Awful!

I can very easily make out what people are trying to say.

Tim

I miss Calandale as well.

Tim

You had no difficulty with the wall of text story?

Can you tell the virtual class in your own words what you gathered from the story?

I also hate large blocks of texts, and in fact never read - skip read.

But I'm also a bit like that with conversations, do not need large amounts of info. to get it.

So is it we can not take in all the information, or just do not need it!

By the way I have Aspergers, Dyslexic, Dyspraxia and more

Welcome asplanet. I'm that way too with wall of text. I think maybe it's too cluttery and it's just easier on the eyes to have spaces.

It's just nice to be on a board online where people don't use those really large amounts of text without spaces.

Same here.

That was cool.

Inventor is cool. I like inventor already!

Test 3.

I need someone else to make up a fantasy story in this thread using two-four sentences and hit return.

I will then see if I can remember what you wrote without re-reading it and summarize it.

Words on paper are not books, said the editor, they are stories hidden behind words. Chainsaws are used to fell the trees for paper, not for editing. You were about to tell a dozen stories, yet change direction without finishing one! You will never convict a character without Means, Motive, and Oppertunity!

You know, I didn't realize that (your post style), but you're right! Inventor too, now that I've got examples staring me in the face. I'll tread lightly, lest the RIAA invoke the DMCA and say I owe somebody money.


Why thank you, sir. I was (am) taking Kitsy's subject very seriously in my experimentation (really, even the line numbers), but in looking at how what I wrote turned out, I realize the extra-short paragraph form is not for me (plus I wish not to step on Pugly's toes ).

I have been guilty of erecting unassailable walls of text; in fact I really did tell Graelwyn I'd try to make more judicious use of paragraphs, because like many here (including me), she has trouble with such walls. And in fact I've been trying to be more paragraphy. I'm trying to find a sweet spot for paragraph length; not too long, not too short; I'm apparently unable to trim the length of my posts, so I try to focus on better organization instead.


<gulp!> The pressure is on. But let me just say, preemptively... Any place where I violate the rules of grammar is a matter of style. And any place where I miss-spell... Well, that's just my spell-checker's fault, since I honestly can't spell myself out of a paper bag. I feel particularly like an idiot when I miss-spell a word as the correct spelling of another word, so the spell-checker doesn't flag it.

Good fortune,

- Icarus like polished bite-sized text...