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Johnson13 Posted 13 years ago
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In the life of the intellect
-Both in the life of the emotions and in the life of the intellect, I was obliged to preserve an impenetrable secrecy towards my people.
If I were to express a similar idea of what I now take it to mean, I would omit THE, because it should be general idea like this:
eg Mr Sherlock Holmes is a man of considerable intellect.
But the writer was a native speaker, and it can't be wrong; could you tell me why the writer chose THE?
If I were to express a similar idea of what I now take it to mean, I would omit THE, because it should be general idea like this:
eg Mr Sherlock Holmes is a man of considerable intellect.
But the writer was a native speaker, and it can't be wrong; could you tell me why the writer chose THE?
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"The intellect" is a synonym for the mind. It refers to a specific human facility or attribute, not a general idea. It is a specific entity with a life of its own.
- "The intellect" is a synonym for the mind.
- It refers to a specific human facility or attribute, not a general idea.
- It is a specific entity with a life of its own.
- (life of the intellect)
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"The intellect" is a synonym for the mind. It refers to a specific human facility or attribute, not a general idea. It is a specific entity with a life of its own. (life of the intellect)
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Thank you, Alphe. The same writer says:
-The same kind of fear caused me to avoid all deep emotion, and live a life of intellect tempered by flippancy.
How is this different from the use of THE?
-The same kind of fear caused me to avoid all deep emotion, and live a life of intellect tempered by flippancy.
How is this different from the use of THE?
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