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Dime Posted 13 years ago
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Stupid question: Is it weird to refer to someone in two different ways in the same context?
The perfectionist, stupidly self-conscious and over-analytical side of me wants to know: Is it weird if I refer to someone as, for example, 'female' and then refer to that someone again as 'girl'? Like if I were to write, "The male is silly, the female can be too silly. The boy is silly because he doesn't always analyze things. Whereas, the girl over-analyzes everything." Is this too confusing?
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dime Is it weird if I refer to someone as, for example, 'female' and then refer to that someone again as 'girl'? Like if I were to write, "The male is silly, the female can be too silly. The boy is silly because he doesn't always analyze things.
- dime Is it weird if I refer to someone as, for example, 'female' and then refer to that someone again as 'girl'?
- Like if I were to write, "The male is silly, the female can be too silly.
- The boy is silly because he doesn't always analyze things.
- " Is this too confusing?
- This is a common stylistic technique for variety that is very effective for good writers but counterproductive for poor ones.
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dime Is it weird if I refer to someone as, for example, 'female' and then refer to that someone again as 'girl'? Like if I were to write, "The male is silly, the female can be too silly. The boy is silly because he doesn't always analyze things. Whereas, the girl over-analyzes everything." Is this too confusing?This is a common stylistic technique for variety
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