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[–] 1 point 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Well, in an inn, to be precise. Or not even an inn. A room in a pub.

And this is why I've just never been much of a fan of Margaret Atwood. Don't say, "to be precise", followed by an immediate revision that calls that precision into question. Semantics, I know.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    I'd consider it part of characterising the narrator. The false starts, the confident statement retracted. It's quite effective in painting the narrator as a certain type of story teller.

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