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John Farr: The Alarming Decline Of Expressive Language, In Life And On Film 
Huffington Post | by John Farr | Mon, Nov 2
Mon, Nov 2
Some of us old-timers may still find time to read and write descriptively, but are our kids following suit? I think not, or certainly, not enough.
In general, big budget offerings from mainstream Hollywood are even more script-challenged than their humble indie counterparts.
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