How do I reword this to avoid having the word 'them' twice?
What is the best way to reword this to avoid saying 'them' twice without changing the meaning?
I felt as if I were alongside them and having empathy for them.
I've come up with these.
- I felt as if I were alongside and having empathy for them.
- I felt as if I were having empathy for them alongside.
- I felt as if I were alongside them and having empathy.
Since English is my second language, I'm not even sure if those are grammatically correct or would just sound strange. The first one seems fine to me the other two seem to change the meaning slightly.
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Jexis What is the best way to reword this to avoid saying 'them' twice without changing the meaning? There is no need to rewrite, and none of the three works. Repetition is sometimes unavoidable, and it is often a good thing.
- Jexis What is the best way to reword this to avoid saying 'them' twice without changing the meaning?
- There is no need to rewrite, and none of the three works.
- Repetition is sometimes unavoidable, and it is often a good thing.
- In this case, it is unavoidable and does no harm.
- The sentence is a bit strange, by the way.
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JexisWhat is the best way to reword this to avoid saying 'them' twice without changing the meaning?
There is no need to rewrite, and none of the three works. Repetition is sometimes unavoidable, and it is often a good thing. In this case, it is unavoidable and does no harm. The sentence is a bit strange, by the way. It says you felt as if you were having em
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