doing somehow = it

KaaJeeShould I use the second version of the second sentence?

Both are OK. The first seems better to me.

That seemed better for me too, I just want to avoid repeating. I mean that if the first sentence is "By doing so, I tried to explain...", than I suppose you too chose "it" in the second one.

It would not waste our time if you included all of the text in your first post. Why ask about one piece and then change it by adding a new piece?

By doing so, I’ve tried to explain all those things to them somewhat. I hope I’ve succeeded.

You’re right. I just wanted to make it simple, after all now you would ask what the first „by doing so” refer to, and it needs one more preceding sentence, and maybe so does that one. You’re right because I really failed to be clear even adding the mentioned detail. I mean that I thought this differently than you suggested in your previous answer. I.e. my attempt (in the example-sentence) to expla

Thanks!