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Could you please tell me whether I need use a definite article before the word effort.
The audience may know which effort I am talking about but in this speech, it will be the first time that I will mention it.
I would also like to express our gratitude to Mr. XX and his team for the (or an) effort made during their recent visit to Paris, and in generally assisting us in arriving at this point in the process
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It should be "the effort", but in this context I think I would avoid the word "effort" altogether and say something like "for the work they did" instead. This is because "effort" may have just a faint suggestion of "they tried their best but it wasn't 100% successful". This is my opinion; I'm not sure whether everyone would agree.
- It should be "the effort", but in this context I think I would avoid the word "effort" altogether and say something like "for the work they did" instead.
- This is because "effort" may have just a faint suggestion of "they tried their best but it wasn't 100% successful".
- This is my opinion; I'm not sure whether everyone would agree.
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It should be "the effort", but in this context I think I would avoid the word "effort" altogether and say something like "for the work they did" instead. This is because "effort" may have just a faint suggestion of "they tried their best but it wasn't 100% successful". This is my opinion; I'm not sure whether everyone would agree.
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