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Square Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

I want to live in a city/the cities.

1. I want to live in a city.
2. I want to live in the cities.
Do the two sentences have the same meaning?
Why "the" is used in #2? Thank you.
  

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Square Do the two sentences have the same meaning? No. Square Why "the" is used in #2?

— Mister Micawber

  • Square Do the two sentences have the same meaning?
  • No.
  • Square Why "the" is used in #2?
  • For that matter, why is 'cities' used?
  • #2 seems highly unlikely to me.
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SquareDo the two sentences have the same meaning?
No.
SquareWhy "the" is used in #2?
For that matter, why is 'cities' used? #2 seems highly unlikely to me.

Welcome to English Forums, Square.
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Thank you.
How about this? They have the same patterns as the original.

1. I want to go to a shop.
2. I want to live in the shops.

Do the two sentences have the same meaning?
Why "the" is used in #2?
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Sorry for the mistake. #2 should be "I want to go to the shops."
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You can plan to go to several shops, but it is difficult to plan to live in several cities.
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