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Monday, January 09, 2006

COMMON ERROR 10: MISUSE OF A DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN

The pronouns this, that, these, and those, like other pronouns, stand for nouns. In writing they should not be used to relate back to clauses or sentences. If they are, some readers are bound to become confused.

WRONG The board decided to double her salary. This upset Hisham.
RIGHT The board decided to double her salary. Their decision upset Hisham.

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