I'd say it's as varied as personal accent and voice. Word choice, cadence,
length of sentences (ie. Hemingway is easily distinguishable from
Faulkner). You're right crypto doesn't hide that, but it can be aped.
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On Sun, 13 May 2001, Ryan Sorensen wrote:
> So I get this idea.
> Crypto is great for lots of things, but anonymous public postings it's not.
> I know this has been discussed here before, but I haven't seen specifics.
>
>
> What exactly makes a person's writing style distinctive?
>
> Is it distinctive phrases?
> Number of syllables?
>
> And almost the inverse, how would you come up with a "generic" writing style?
>
> Any help is appreciated.
> Including pointers to online resources or past discussions, if they have any
>specifics.
>
> Thanks.
>
