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What is the difference between "The water in Hawaii is clear" and "Water in Hawaii is clear"?

Why is "the" used in one and not the other and how does it change the sentence?
  

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Why is "the" used in one and not the other and how does it change the sentence? Both can be used, and it depends on the context. The water in Hawaii sounds more specific, as it seems to refer to the water currently existing there.

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  • Why is "the" used in one and not the other and how does it change the sentence?
  • Both can be used, and it depends on the context.
  • The water in Hawaii sounds more specific, as it seems to refer to the water currently existing there.
  • water alone, on the other hand, sounds more generalized and would be appropriate if one were, for example, talking about facts that usually/normally characterize water in Hawaii, regardless of what might have actually existed at some instances.
  • The water in that lake is very polluted due to last month's nuclear waste leakage acceident.
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AnonymousWhat is the difference between "The water in Hawaii is clear" and "Water in Hawaii is clear"?Why is "the" used in one and not the other and how does it change the sentence?
Both can be used, and it depends on the context. The water in Hawaii sounds more specific, as it seems to refer to the water currently existing there. water alone, o
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