Repetition of subject pronoun

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Hello everyone!1. Is the repetition of subject pronoun emphatic? E.g.:I went to the beach and I stayed in a hotel  near the beach. Vs.I went to the beach and stayed in a hotel near the beach.2. To avoid repetition of "beach", can we say instead?I went to the beach and stayed in a hotel around (the corner). Are "near the beach" and "around or around the corner" equivalent?Thank you!

Philip · Accepted Answer

I went to the beach and stayed in a nearby [waterfront] hotel.
How's that?

Uthman · Answer

Thanks a lot![Y]
What about the first question?

AlpheccaStars · Answer

1. Is the repetition of subject pronoun emphatic?
I went to the beach and I stayed in a hotel near the beach. Vs.
I went to the beach and stayed in a hotel near the beach.

If you stress "I" in this sentence when you say it, it will sound boastful.

2. To avoid repetition of "beach", can we say instead?
I went to the beach and stayed in a hotel around (the corner).

I went to the beach and stayed in a hotel nearby.
I went to the beach and stayed in a hotel right on the water.
Are "near the beach" and "around or around the corner" equivalent?
Around is a preposition, and needs an object. Beaches don't have corners, so "nearby" or "close by" are better adverbs. This does not have the meaning that the hotel was on the beach, only within walking distance.
You can combine the two and say: We stayed in a beachfront (or oceanfront) hotel. This means that it was directly on the water.

Uthman · Answer

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