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walrus

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« 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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« Reply #1 on: Wednesday, October 25, 2006, 12:03:43 »

Transvestite??? :scribe:
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« Reply #2 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.
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fatbury

« Reply #3 on: Wednesday, October 25, 2006, 12:07:37 »

pronoun - in the 3rd person I expect
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« Reply #4 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.
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« Reply #5 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. :|
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fatbury

« Reply #6 on: Thursday, October 26, 2006, 15:16:53 »

No Probs .. glad my English degree was of use
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« Reply #7 on: Thursday, October 26, 2006, 15:27:29 »

Wheah its a great degree....  8 hours of lectures a week - my kind of degree!   Cool

Where did you study?
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« Reply #8 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!
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Danjackson10

« Reply #9 on: Thursday, October 26, 2006, 18:21:07 »

is your arse still bleeding walrus?
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« Reply #10 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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