>> Another thing that made it tricky is that a lot of what he says sounds totally
>> normal for modern American English, it's just a little... poetic? The bit about
>> fathers and grandchildren would fit right into a modern speech or essay,
>> for example. I might find it odd coming from a friend in casual conversation though.
Oh, I had the same feeling. And guess what? From time to time, I got emails from people who write like that, and others are in other styles. Some write emails that are very "user-friendly" for non-native English speakers, some write poetic sentences.
Oh, I had the same feeling. And guess what? From time to time, I got emails from people who write like that, and others are in other styles. Some write emails that are very "user-friendly" for non-native English speakers, some write poetic sentences.
If you ask me why? I have a product mainly for writers (https://docxmanager.com) ;)