It and Those

[David A. Daniel]

There was a girl in an office where I worked. Her name was Cloris. We called
her the girl without "it".

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At 4/23/2011 12:27 AM, Baker, John wrote:
>So it's far from clear to me, when the passage is examined in
>context, that "Those" refers to Ava's physical attributes, rather
>than her generous amount of It.

I can easily take it (or rather, "those") to mean the latter -- a
large quantity of sex appeal.  Something like Blanche's opinion of
herself in "Golden Girls".  "Those" referring to some countable
physical attribute doesn't seem meant by Parker.

Joel

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