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Nina_Nia Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

In the town

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Which phrase is more correct?

There are many people in town.

There are many people in the town.

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They are equally correct in the right context.

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  • They are equally correct in the right context.
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They are equally correct in the right context.
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Will 'I went to the town or I went to town' be also correct? Aren't there some cases when using 'the' with the word 'town' is wrong?
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The meaning is roughly similar but they would be used differently. The first one would mean that many people have come into town, say, for the weekend. For example: "It's Friday night and there are many people in town."

The second has an ominous ring to it and would be used, for example, in: "I thought the bank in this small town would be a pushover, but there many people in the town
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These are used differently. The first might be used, for example, in the following: "I had to be careful because there might be police around, but I was out of provisions. There was a town nearby and I decided to chance it. I went to the town to buy food."

The second is frequently heard. "A: Where have you been all day? B: I went to town."
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