When I studied English Literature during my undergrad, I took several courses on grammar styles and writing techniques, fueled by a fascination with Hugh Nibley's analyses on the multiple authors of the books in the Book of Mormon. Some argue that the collection was dreamed up by Joseph Smith, but I agree with Nibley that Nephi, Mormon and Moroni are easily distinguishable from one another; it's very simple to see.
To that end, when pseudo-trolls pop up on our favorite message boards, a language nerd like me finds it easy to spot who the real poster is, so long as it's one of the regulars. (e.g. justinethewolverine = raiderute).
Anthesian: seriously, where do you find the time for this?
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