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The prose of Wikipedia Vol. 1

Posted by: | November 13, 2008 | 3,946 Comments |

Some folks I’ve been talking to recently have mentioned wikipedia’s “dry prose.” I think that is generally true, but there are some interesting (if not always elegant) turns of language on the free encyclopedia. Take this example from the article on Unicron:

“Unicron is a prodigiously large robot whose scale reaches planetary proportions, and he is also able to transform into a mechanical planet. He travels the galaxy as a sort of vagabond, seeking worlds to consume for nourishment.”

Tortured and awkward: yes! Boring: no!

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