I expect that most peoples' image of a "football field" includes the end zones. So it's really 120 yards, even though they think of that as being 100 yards.
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I expect that most peoples' image of a "football field" includes the end zones. So it's really 120 yards, even though they think of that as being 100 yards.
In a science fiction novel, if I describe what's on a desk, the reader will use this to figure out the level of technology in the society.
In a mystery novel, if I describe what's on a desk, the reader will understand that one of those objects is a clue.
In a literary novel, if I describe what's on a desk, the reader will understand it to be a metaphor for the protagonist's mental state.- James D. Macdonald, discussing Reading Protocols, 6 Apr 2009
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