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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
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The doors close on
The woman watches the two men get in the elevator and press a button. The doors close on them.
Can I write "the doors close on them" if it's seen from the woman's perspective?
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anonymous Can I write "the doors close on them" if it's seen from the woman's perspective? I wouldn't. The reader gets a microsecond of them trapped in the doors.
- anonymous Can I write "the doors close on them" if it's seen from the woman's perspective?
- I wouldn't.
- The reader gets a microsecond of them trapped in the doors.
- I think one person normally closes the door on another in this use.
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anonymousCan I write "the doors close on them" if it's seen from the woman's perspective?
I wouldn't. The reader gets a microsecond of them trapped in the doors. I think one person normally closes the door on another in this use.
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