[Max in Utah]

There are always exceptions both ways to this rule of thumb, but if one reads extensively, the patterns of grammar and syntax are embedded in the brain and can be implemented anytime something has to be written.

"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read." -Mark Twain

[rlmorel]

I couldn’t agree with Twain more!

Taking my hypothesis to heart, if I were to read books like “A Clockwork Orange” as my standard fare, there is no telling where I would end up.