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New Hope Posted 5 years ago
Grammar
Famous in the town/ famous in town
I would like to know what is correct of the following:
He is famous in town.
He is famous in the town.
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New Hope He is famous in town. He is famous in the town. These are both possible.
- New Hope He is famous in town.
- He is famous in the town.
- These are both possible.
- "in town" is a set idiomatic expression; it typically refers to the town or city where the speaker lives, or the nearest town/city to where the speaker lives, that the speaker frequents or visits.
- In the south-east of England, "in town" traditionally means "in (central) London".
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New HopeHe is famous in town.
He is famous in the town.
These are both possible. "in town" is a set idiomatic expression; it typically refers to the town or city where the speaker lives, or the nearest town/city to where the speaker lives, that the speaker frequents or visits. In the south-east of England, "in town" traditionally means "in (central) Lon
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