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A: What to do with cliched metaphors? I think this all depends on how common the metaphor is. Some metaphors are so common that speakers don't recognize them as metaphors any longer, and replacing them is unnecessary. A very common metaphor is when you say that someone `breaches a subject`, meaning that this person gathers all their co... (more) |
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A: Should I completely eliminate passive voice The use of active or passive voice is dictated by where your focus is: on the subject or object of the actiin. Who is your sentence/paragraph/chapter about? John or Bob? If it is about John and what he does, use the active voice: > John killed Bob. If it is about Bob and what he experiences, use ... (more) |
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A: How can I determine a genre's target audience? The published research is usually the other way around, that is "who reads what?", not "what is read by whom?". The best researched group of readers is children and adolescents. Results are usually broken down by age and sex, sometimes by socio-economic status. The next best reseached group are women... (more) |
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