: Re: Is it bad to overuse the words 'that' and 'which', and how can you avoid doing so? Currently, I am working on a paper. While writing, I noticed a problem. I used the word 'that' 78 times

@XinRu607

Doesn't sound as bad as some as my papers, but if you're really worried just ctrl(or command)+f for your repeated words and try to switch them out with other words of the same meaning. Since you have 32 pages and 78 thats, it's only 2-3 thats per page which isn't all that bad. But if you have a section where there's a bunch of thats close together, then you need to fix that. Overall I think this is perfectly fine for a 32 page report(I would've thought it would be more) but if there's a clump you need to fix it.
If you want to play it safe, since this seems like a school assignment, ask your teacher if you're using that and which too often and if you need to change it. I wouldn't worry to much unless they're all bunched together but you should be fine.

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