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Sentence 90

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It is important to lay the euphemisms and stork and bundle stories to bed and face up to the truths of one’s reproductive health—it’s the only way to look after it and self-assuredly advance towards building a family.

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One needs to lay euphemisms to rest and face up to one’s reproductive health.

Notes and comments:

  • The 'before' version was too long and unwieldy.
  • I cut out all the extra fluff that wasn't adding to the sentence.
  • Removed 'the' before 'euphemisms' because 'the' indicates that you have talked about these euphemisms before, which is not the case. 'The' is a definite article.
  • When to use the definite article.

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