Literary notes about Advert (AI summary)
In literature, "advert" is used as an elegant, formal way to draw a reader’s attention to a point or detail, often serving as a transitional cue in discourse. Authors employ it to introduce supplementary information or emphasize particular facts with measured precision—as when an author signals a necessary digression to clarify a subject or argument [1, 2]. Its deployment spans both narrative exposition and dialogue, lending an air of deliberation that underscores its thematic significance, as seen in reflective passages addressing political, literary, or philosophical matters [3, 4, 5]. This careful, almost rhetorical use of "advert" helps guide readers through complex discussions while simultaneously highlighting the writer’s intentional focus on particular issues.
- Be that as it may, I do not vouch for the fact, but merely advert to it, for the sake of being precise and authentic.
— from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving - Be that as it may, I do not vouch for the fact, but merely advert to it for the sake of being precise and authentic.
— from The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon by Washington Irving - Como soy tan amigo de esta casa, no he querido dejar de advertírselo a usted, para que si lo cree conveniente, se apresure a 5 arreglarlo todo.
— from Doña Perfecta by Benito Pérez Galdós - Such appearances accord well with the hypothesis of the successive phases of glacial action in Switzerland, to which I shall presently advert.
— from The Antiquity of Man by Lyell, Charles, Sir - We have still to advert to one very important circumstance.
— from On War by Carl von Clausewitz
