When I say or write something, there are actually a whole lot of different things I am communicating. … - David Foster Wallace

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When I look at great works of art or listen to inspired music, I sense intimate portraits of the specific times in which they were created.

David Foster Wallace

When I say or write something, there are actually a whole lot of different things I am communicating. The propositional content (i. e. , the verbal information I'm trying to convey) is only one part of it. Another part is stuff about me, the communicator. Everyone knows this. It's a function of the fact there are so many different well-formed ways to say the same basic thing, from e. g. "I was attacked by a bear!" to "Goddamn bear tried to kill me!" to "That ursine juggernaut did essay to sup upon my person!" and so on.

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