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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Difference in meaning

Can you please explain the difference between the following two sentences: 'Yes, I heard shouts in the street' and 'Yes, I heard the shouts in the street.'?
  

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'? ' The listener is already aware of these shouts, probably because they have already been mentioned earlier in the conversation. Clive

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  • ' The listener is already aware of these shouts, probably because they have already been mentioned earlier in the conversation.
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Hi,

Can you please explain the difference between the following two sentences: 'Yes, I heard shouts in the street' and 'Yes, I heard the shouts in the street.'?

'Yes, I heard the shouts in the street.'

The listener is already aware of these shouts, probably because they have alread

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