On Telling the Truth by Harold Nicolson from Small Talk

[Anon Oby]

One is generally aware, also, when one has thrust aside an inconvenient thought and slid into its place another thought which is convenient.

This sentence is from the article mentioned in the title, and what confuses me is the italicized in the quoted-- what does 'its place' refer to? And into which did this guy slide, 'its place' or another convenient thought?​

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[teechar]

This sentence is from the article mentioned in the title.

Please don't use bold text unnecessarily.

and What confuses me is the italicized part in the quote. d-- What does 'its place' refer to?

Look back in the sentence. What nouns do you see before "its"?

And into which did this guy slide, 'its place' or another convenient thought?

No. You're reading that wrong.

"... when one has thrust aside an inconvenient thought and slid into its place another thought which is convenient."


means:

"... when a person has thrust aside an inconvenient thought and slid/put [another thought which is convenient] into the place of the inconvenient thought".

 

[Anon Oby]

Please don't use bold text unnecessarily.

Look back in the sentence. What nouns do you see before "its"?

No. You're reading that wrong.

"... when one has thrust aside an inconvenient thought and slid into its place another thought which is convenient."


means:

"... when a person has thrust aside an inconvenient thought and slid/put [another thought which is convenient] into the place of the inconvenient thought".

Thank you! Now I understand. And thanks for making my writing more natural.

 

[teechar]

You're welcome. Note that just clicking Like/Thank is enough to than us. There's no need to write a post for that.

 

[emsr2d2]

Note that your title should have been "... slid into its place another thought which is convenient".
Your post should have opened with the entire quote, followed by "Source: On Telling the Truth by Harold Nicolson".
Titles should be unique, relevant only to your thread and include some/all of the words/sentences you're asking us about. The source information should always appear directly after the quote.

As teechar said, there is no need to use so much bold. The main text in the text box should be in the default colour and size.