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Q&A How do we properly manage the state of transition between unknown and known?

I often have a passage that sounds like this. I don't know why, but I always found these passages a bit odd sounding. A stranger was lying, face into the sands, belly down, on the beach all a...

0 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by repomonster‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T11:05:57Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar repomonster‭ · 2019-12-08T11:05:57Z (almost 5 years ago)
I often have a passage that sounds like this. I don't know why, but I always found these passages a bit odd sounding.

> A stranger was lying, face into the sands, belly down, on the beach all alone. **As it turned out the stranger was Roberto, one of Isabella's many friends.** Hearing someone approaching him, Roberto pulled himself up onto his hips and turned his gaze towards Isabella. She was unusually beautiful that day, wearing a short yellow skirt and a cropped white top.

Is there a way to avoid naming them like this in this very stereotypical way and just name the person even if the person was never introduced?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-03-02T05:10:06Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 0