What exactly does "the English nature" mean? The nature of the English people or that of the English language? Or it could be either depending on context?
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It means the nature of the English people. I can't think of any situation where it would refer to the language.
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It means the nature of the English people.
I can't think of any situation where it would refer to the language.
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I believe if we meant the nature of the language, we'd say, "the nature of the English language. I'd say "nature" is used like "character." It's the English character.