Why do all half-decent writers & or philosophers have noticeable

Maybe there's no such thing as a "normal" accent, desu.

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>>9932914
Wouldn't you say that normal is above the 50% margin? Most people in the US speak general American, even in the southern states - metropolitan cities like Dallas & Jacksonville, the general American accent is by far the most dominant; I've noticed that big-name writers have odd accents, or if not, odd idiosyncrasies.

>>9932905

Well, good writers are good in part by virtue of how distinct their style is. A style is pretty fucking clearly gonna be a disagreement with convention.

So I guess here's the question: how are you going to distinguish yourself as worth paying attention to, and how are you going to create your own linguistic aesthetic, if you sound like every other boring asshole out there?

>>9933414
Good post; I think linguistic aesthetic also extends to performers, and not just writers, maybe that's why people love imitating them.