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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
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Is this phrased naturally?

Is this phrased naturally?

He suddenly jerked his head and looked directly in my direction.

  

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He suddenly jerked his head and looked directly in my direction. Try to avoid repetition like . .

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He suddenly jerked his head and looked directly in my direction.


Try to avoid repetition like . . . directly . . . direction. It sometimes sounds a bit odd, eve a bit silly

He jerked his head. This doesn't tell me enough about how he jerked it.

eg Was he looking away from me and suddenly jerked it around?

eg Wa he looking down at something, and sud

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