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Sentence Structure for Writers (2017)

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84 points onemind | 1 comments | 13 Nov 24 22:17 UTC | HN request time: 0.199s | source
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yakshaving_jgt ◴[17 Nov 24 14:27 UTC] No.42164346[source]▶
“Are the first two paragraphs a blockquote? If so, it’s odd to see the author describe themselves as acclaimed in the third person”

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1. treetalker ◴[17 Nov 24 14:42 UTC] No.42164418[source]▶
They are styled as a block quotation, but only to set them off from the rest of the text. It appears that the editor added them as an overview to help the reader decide whether to continue and to more quickly grasp the overall point.