Metadiscursive markers: relationship between
author and readership
AUTHOR’S VOICE (the author’s authority is
expressed)
Self-mention (I, me, my, we, our, ours)
Attitude markers (adverbs)
Hedges (modal or epistemic verbs)
Boosters (positive adjectives)
READER’S VOICE (the reader is addressed and
involved)
Commitment markers (personal pronouns)
Directives (verbs in imperative)
Questions
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How to deal with cellulite: scrub it or
forget about it
No one will run screaming at the sight of your dimples at the beach or pool,
because no one cares, believe me. But if you care, that's different, and help is at
hand.
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I'm about to start my long-planned swimming regime. But I've
got really terrible cellulite. Should I feel self-conscious about
this?
Kate, by email
My thoughts about cellulite are akin to my attitude about wrinkles,
body hair and weight: if you feel self-conscious about it, by all
means, do whatever you want to make yourself feel better and then
spend less time fretting about it and more time getting on with your
life. Just make sure that, whatever steps you take, you are taking
them for yourself and not for the imagined gaze of others or
because you think you have to. Because all that is just nonsense. If
you really must attack your body for daring to display signs of being
an adult woman, attack it for your sake, because it is your body, not
anyone else's.
