I once spent a day writing with no pronouns, just to see what it would be like. It gave me a different appreciation for pronouns that I had previously considered. It's not too difficult for many things, although it does lead to some sentence structures that feel somewhat unnatural. I couldn't come up with a good way to express "I love you".
yeah, the closest i've gotten is 'this person loves that person', but that's not even close to the same thing. it's impossible to say without pronouns! but actions speak louder than words, anyway.
it might be interesting to write a whole novel without using pronouns, in which the protagonist spends all his time trying to express his love to someone else, then the final words being 'i love you'. it would be quite jarring!
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it might be interesting to write a whole novel without using pronouns, in which the protagonist spends all his time trying to express his love to someone else, then the final words being 'i love you'. it would be quite jarring!
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anyway, xx40 i think this conversation about pronouns wld be awesome to have with some maconha, no? :D
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