Post ATHHKBb9TDAUIEM4hM by vlk@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #ATHH12pzokkPcXAfXU by vlk@mastodon.social
2023-03-04T16:33:48Z
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What is it called when a word is repeated in a sentence with no intent to emphasize, but is still reused in the same sentence? Like the word "sentence" above.@grammargirl ?
(DIR) Post #ATHH13b8zSSfylEK1o by grammargirl@zirk.us
2023-03-04T16:34:23Z
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@vlk My copy editor calls it an echo.
(DIR) Post #ATHHKBb9TDAUIEM4hM by vlk@mastodon.social
2023-03-04T16:37:48Z
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@grammargirl As good a word as any! Thanks.
(DIR) Post #ATHQ8Dm0SNIz9RnljM by bennomatic@appdot.net
2023-03-04T18:16:23Z
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@grammargirl @vlk I like that… I was going to call it “needing a thesaurus”, but yours is more all-encompassing, and doesn’t have the negative feel mine does.