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Title: Quick Question
Post by: walrus on Wednesday, October 25, 2006, 12:01:37
What's it called in English when you substitute a person's name for he/she???

Am halfway through my essay on Genesis Chapter 1.  How very dull.

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Title: Quick Question
Post by: TheKingCY on Wednesday, October 25, 2006, 12:03:43
Transvestite??? :scribe:


Title: Quick Question
Post by: walrus on Wednesday, October 25, 2006, 12:04:24
:evil:

Yes, that's perfect.

By continually referring to God by his name, and not substituting it for a transvestite, it emphasizes the very notion of God, as if to reaffirm his existence.


Title: Quick Question
Post by: fatbury on Wednesday, October 25, 2006, 12:07:37
pronoun - in the 3rd person I expect


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Post by: Ginginho on Wednesday, October 25, 2006, 12:08:39
Hermaphrodite

I love Genesis. Phil Collins is a legend.

I didn't know he was a he/she though.


Title: Quick Question
Post by: walrus on Thursday, October 26, 2006, 15:12:09
Cheers Fats!  And Ginginho and theKingCY for stopping me from killing myself....  Ohh well back to the books. :|


Title: Quick Question
Post by: fatbury on Thursday, October 26, 2006, 15:16:53
No Probs .. glad my English degree was of use


Title: Quick Question
Post by: walrus on Thursday, October 26, 2006, 15:27:29
Wheah its a great degree....  8 hours of lectures a week - my kind of degree!   8)

Where did you study?


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Post by: janaage on Thursday, October 26, 2006, 16:22:38
Enough of the chit chat boy, back to the books!!

To be read in an Headmaster's kinda voice!


Title: Quick Question
Post by: Danjackson10 on Thursday, October 26, 2006, 18:21:07
is your arse still bleeding walrus?


Title: Quick Question
Post by: walrus on Thursday, October 26, 2006, 23:17:28
No just a little sore....  Had to give it rather than take in the last few days, should be right as rain by the weekend....

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