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It's one of the major tics for nineteenth century brand realism, in writing, too. And while it's not reliable, as far as being sure you're steering your reader, for various cultural and temporal reasons, it is effective at communicating something, those specifics of dress and style, hair, smile, and how straight their spine remains.
The problem being that, if it's not reliable in fiction, it definitely isn't in reality. Or perhaps that's backwards. |
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