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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Pronoun Trouble

I'm writing a narrative essay about my experience with a plastic folding chair. I'm stuck at the first few sentences because I want to describe the chair as my enemy without revealing that it's an object. I want the reader to think that I'm talking about a person.

What pronouns(?) can I use to describe the chair while making the reader think I'm describing a person? Would using "it" make it obvious that I'm not talking a person? Can you call objects "he" or "she"?

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Hi, It would be easier to comment if you show us your rough sentences. But broadly speaking, my thought is to simple speak of 'my enemy'. eg My enemy is in front of me, silent and unmoving.

— Clive

  • Hi, It would be easier to comment if you show us your rough sentences.
  • But broadly speaking, my thought is to simple speak of 'my enemy'.
  • eg My enemy is in front of me, silent and unmoving.
  • Clive
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Hi,

It would be easier to comment if you show us your rough sentences.

But broadly speaking, my thought is to simple speak of 'my enemy'.
eg My enemy is in front of me, silent and unmoving.

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