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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

End of (the) dinner

Can I say:
"He walked in right in the middle of THE lunch".
"It happened at the end of the dinner".

I think it's fine. I am referring to a specific meal/party/event. But I just read, "this happened in the middle of dinner" (no article). Thanks.
  

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If the lunch were some special event, and you had previously introduced the fact that this was the case, the lunch would be appropriate. Otherwise, no article is needed.

— Blue Jay

  • If the lunch were some special event, and you had previously introduced the fact that this was the case, the lunch would be appropriate.
  • Otherwise, no article is needed.
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If the lunch were some special event, and you had previously introduced the fact that this was the case, the lunch would be appropriate. Otherwise, no article is needed.
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