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" if there is a senior citizen somewhere who can not pay for her proscription, that makes my life poorer, even if it's not my grandmother. " in this sentence, why does the author use "it's not my... "instead of "she is not..."
" if there is a senior citizen somewhere who can not pay for her proscription, that makes my life poorer, even if it's not my grandmother. " in this sentence, why does the author use "it's not my... "instead of "she is not..."
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I think he uses "It" because he's referring to the situation in general. for example, "My brother fell on the ice today, even if it wasn't me, I felt really hurt too"
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