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Offline Enchantedwater

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Re: Using it as a pronoun...
« Reply #15 on: December 29, 2011, 04:23:13 AM »
I think "it" is a good and proper pronoun to use.  It implies not only a shifting undefined nature but it adds an element of mystery.
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Re: Using it as a pronoun...
« Reply #16 on: December 31, 2011, 11:13:44 AM »
The T-1000 was referred to as it in Terminator 2.
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Re: Using it as a pronoun...
« Reply #17 on: January 25, 2012, 03:15:56 PM »
Thanks for all the feedback ;D

I just wanted to make sure that "it" was an "okay" pronoun to use.

Mostly I find that when the shapeshifter is male or when the main ("I") character doesn't know him that well, I can use "it" without even thinking, but when the shapeshifter puts on a female face, I sometimes type "she" or "her" without knowing it. Putting "it" onto a "girl" character just feels odd somehow  ::) (Well, no one ever said writing would be logical...)
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