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Old 01-Nov-2004, 13:18
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Question it;it;it;it repeating it to death

Hi folks! I wonder if anyone can help me with this one.
How do you call it when you repeat a pronoun such as "it" in an essay so many times that the reader loses track of what it refers to. How can one avoid this since one has also to avoid repeating the noun which is been placed by the pronoun.
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I would say "<expletive deleted> it!"

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Last edited by Francois; 01-Nov-2004 at 15:52. Reason: Gotta watch my mouth
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But "do away with it" is definitely more polite.

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Hmmmmm!
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I'm sure someone here will know what a more technical name for it might be.
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I don't know it.;-(
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