: Re: Need help cleaning up a sentence I'm having trouble with a particular sentence in my book. I had originally written: Monicaâ€™s group of friends was a diverse mixture of race, gender, and background.

I think less would be more, in this case. (as in many other cases)

Monica had a diverse group of friends, having often been described as a United Colours of Benetton commercial. So one day, the motley band decided to make it official and called themselves the Benettons.

And yes, I also find it hard to get "CUBs" out of United colours of Benetton.

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