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Pokh Posted 15 years ago
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Workers under forty would show hostility to the plan.

Dont we need The before Workers?

Is it not implicit that Workers under forty implies the specific group of workers?

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Hi, I take it to be a general reference that means 'some or many but not necessarily all'. eg Women under 40 voted for Obama does not usually mean that 100% of them did. Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, I take it to be a general reference that means 'some or many but not necessarily all'.
  • eg Women under 40 voted for Obama does not usually mean that 100% of them did.
  • Clive
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Hi,

I take it to be a general reference that means 'some or many but not necessarily all'.

eg Women under 40 voted for Obama does not usually mean that 100% of them did.

Clive
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pokhWorkers under forty would show hostility to the plan.

Dont we need The before Workers?
Is it not implicit that Workers under forty implies the specific group of workers?
The idea is that unless the group had been singled out as a specific group at some point previously in the discussion (possibly in contrast with some other group) you would no
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