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Q&A Saying "The" too frequently

Well, I finally managed to put pen to paper and start writing my first couple paragraphs. I have an issue though. I noticed that the word "the" comes up often. Well actually it was pointed out t...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by ggiaquin16‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:48:16Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/29358
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar ggiaquin16‭ · 2019-12-08T06:48:16Z (almost 5 years ago)
Well, I finally managed to put pen to paper and start writing my first couple paragraphs. I have an issue though. I noticed that the word "the" comes up often. Well actually it was pointed out to me by someone I asked to read it really quick. I did a [word count through this site](http://www.writewords.org.uk/word_count.asp) and noticed that in the 2 paragraphs I have written out so far, the word "the" appears 21 times. I am not sure though how I would re-write or get rid of it. What is causing me to repeat the word "The" often or what does someone do to fix repetitive words you can't use a synonym for?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-07-25T18:04:45Z (over 7 years ago)
Original score: 3