Sunday, November 7, 2010

A Guide to Author Jargon for the Reader - 66

A POV Fringe

a word or phrase that legitimizes a clause that would otherwise violate point of view (POV). For example, in a 3rd person limited POV, where Mary is the POV, Martin thought the sun was bright, is fringed to fit POV: Martin probably thought the sun was bright, so squinted. OR Martin thought the sun was bright, no doubt, so he squinted.

Edward C. Patterson

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