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Q&A Should you avoid redundant information after dialogue?

Just get rid of the redundancies, and it will sound fine. Original: "Here's the chip in question." he said as he handed to chip to him. "It's a very old chip, make sure you take care of it." ...

posted 5y ago by Amadeus‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-19T22:13:50Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T12:26:00Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T12:26:00Z (almost 5 years ago)
Just get rid of the redundancies, and it will sound fine.

> Original: "Here's the chip in question." he said as he handed to chip to him. "It's a very old chip, make sure you take care of it."
> 
> Revised: "Here's the chip in question," he said, as he handed it to him, "It's very old, make sure you take care of it."

You don't have to repeat "chip" every time. An alternative is to name the object _second_:

> Revised: "This is the one," he said, handing him an anti-stat bag holding a chip. "It's very old, make sure you take care of it."

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-07-12T19:44:00Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 12