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2. Forensic Toxicologist
3. I love reading books from all eras, but my favorite fiction novels tend to be from the 19th century.
4. I think the language an author uses to write fiction tends to be a product of the time, culture and the authors native language. It will also depend on what kind of story the author is trying to tell.
5. I do not think technology increases rate of change, but rather it increases access to different types of language.
6. I believe it is a common misconception that slang, abbreviations etc. are unique to contemporary fiction. Authors have been using slang in their novels throughout all of time. Slang changes depending on time and culture, but humans using slang to express themselves has never changed. Therefore, I don’t think using modern internet language has any kind of negative effect on literature.