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This essay describes ways in which writing is often considered to be '''vague''', and then discusses strategies to avoid such problems and fix affected articles. |
This essay describes ways in which writing is often considered to be '''vague''', and then discusses strategies to avoid such problems and fix affected articles. |
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==Pronouns== |
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In [[John McCain]]'s article: |
In [[John McCain]]'s article: |
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'''Wrong:''' {{!xt|Palin was picked as his running mate.}} (''Whose?'') |
'''Wrong:''' {{!xt|Palin was picked as his running mate.}} (''Whose?'') |
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'''Better:''' {{xt|John McCain picked Sarah Palin as his running mate.}}<!--or better still, who did the picking? Perhaps kill two birds with one stone in this example by using |
'''Better:''' {{xt|John McCain picked Sarah Palin as his running mate.}}<!--or better still, who did the picking? Perhaps kill two birds with one stone in this example by using |
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In the [[Salton Sea]] article: |
In the [[Salton Sea]] article: |
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This essay describes ways in which writing is often considered to be vague, and then discusses strategies to avoid such problems and fix affected articles.
However, this can confuse the readers if it is not clear what the pronoun is standing in for.
In John McCain's article:
Wrong: Palin was picked as his running mate. (Whose?)
Better: John McCain picked Sarah Palin as his running mate.