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Vcolts Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Article Question

Ex 1. You can read about stories of people's lives.

Ex 2. You can read about the stories of people's lives.

Q. Are both grammatically acceptable?
If so, what is the difference in meaning?

Thanks in advance.
  

Top answer

Q. Are both grammatically acceptable? Yes.

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  • Q.
  • Are both grammatically acceptable?
  • Yes.
  • If so, what is the difference in meaning?
  • Very little.
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Q. Are both grammatically acceptable? Yes.

If so, what is the difference in meaning? Very little.
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Erm... What is the difference?

I would like to know exactly how they are different.
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When you use the definite article (the), usually you are expecting your reader to know which particular things you are talking about. Since there is no context here, I would use the sentence with the zero article.
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vcoltsEx 1. You can read about stories of people's lives. Ex 2. You can read about the stories of people's lives.
Are you aware that you are not reading (the) stories of people's lives in either case? You are only reading about the stories. That is, you are reading what someone else has written as commentary about those stories.
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