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Old 11-11-2002, 10:27 PM   #12
Nanobyte
Thoth - Egyptian God of Wisdom
 

Join Date: March 1, 2001
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Originally posted by Jeffi0:
GTG to school now so I only read the first few lines, but IIRC you aren't supposed say "this essay" or "my essay" etc.
There are lots of things you are not supposed to say. "You" and "some" being a few. Also, if this is formal writing (which I presume it isn't) all contractions would have to be spelt out. AND (is there an echo in here?), essays should be written in 3rd person, so "I" would become "the reader."
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