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in (the) region
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00 "my personal observations during my stay in (the) Tanga region" 02 br
00 "I spent two months in (the) Tanga region" 02 br
00 "the ranch is situated in (the) Tanga region" 02 br
00 "some key events in the history of (the) Tanga region" 02 br
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00 >im not sure if I have to use the article "the" or not. for me it sounds better without. 02 br
00 >is region in this context written with a capital letter? 02 br
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00 note: Tanga is one of the 26 regions of Tanzania. 02 br
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00 thanx for your help! 02 br
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00 "my personal observations during my stay in (the) Tanga region" 02 br
00 "I spent two months in (the) Tanga region" 02 br
00 "the ranch is situated in (the) Tanga region" 02 br
00 "some key events in the history of (the) Tanga region" 02 br
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00 >im not sure if I have to use the article "the" or not. for me it sounds better without. 02 br
00 >is region in this context written with a capital letter? 02 br
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00 note: Tanga is one of the 26 regions of Tanzania. 02 br
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00 thanx for your help! 02 br
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0 Hi, 02 br 02 br 01 font 00 examples: 02 br 00 "my personal observations during my stay in (the) Tanga region" 02 br 00 "I spent two months in (the) Tanga region" 02 br 00 "the ranch is situated in (the) Tanga region" 02 br 00 "some key events in the history of (the) Tanga region" 02 br 02 br 00 >im not sure if I have to use the article "the" or not. 02 font 02 br 02 br 01 font 00 Such things are often idiomatic, ie People in Tanzania will use the name they want to use. However, I'd be inclined to use 'the', if I included the word 'region'.
- 0 Hi, 02 br 02 br 01 font 00 examples: 02 br 00 "my personal observations during my stay in (the) Tanga region" 02 br 00 "I spent two months in (the) Tanga region" 02 br 00 "the ranch is situated in (the) Tanga region" 02 br 00 "some key events in the history of (the) Tanga region" 02 br 02 br 00 >im not sure if I have to use the article "the" or not.
- 02 font 02 br 02 br 01 font 00 Such things are often idiomatic, ie People in Tanzania will use the name they want to use.
- However, I'd be inclined to use 'the', if I included the word 'region'.
- But I'd first of all just be inclined to say 'I spent two months in Tanza'.
- 02 br 02 br 01 font 00 Best wishes, Clive 02 br 02 font 010id 1
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0 Hi, 02 br
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01 font 00 examples: 02 br
00 "my personal observations during my stay in (the) Tanga region" 02 br
00 "I spent two months in (the) Tanga region" 02 br
00 "the ranch is situated in (the) Tanga region" 02 br
00 "some key events in the history of (the) Tanga region" 02 br
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00 >im no
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01 font 00 examples: 02 br
00 "my personal observations during my stay in (the) Tanga region" 02 br
00 "I spent two months in (the) Tanga region" 02 br
00 "the ranch is situated in (the) Tanga region" 02 br
00 "some key events in the history of (the) Tanga region" 02 br
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00 >im no
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0 thanks for your reply! 02 br
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00 i also would say "i spent two months in tanga" but as tanga is a region, a district and a city i somehow have to differentiate between these administrative units. 0-
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00 i also would say "i spent two months in tanga" but as tanga is a region, a district and a city i somehow have to differentiate between these administrative units. 0-
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