In this sentence, Perhaps Joanne is interested in the arts and literature,
0 In this sentence, 01i00Perhaps Joanne is interested in 01font00the02font00 arts and literature02i00, is the article 01i00the 02i00needed here? Thank you.02br 02br 00Best wishes,02br 00Ernest0-
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0Hi,02br 02br 00I wouldn't say it is grammatically wrong to omit it, but it sounds very odd. 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
— Clive
0Hi,02br 02br 00I wouldn't say it is grammatically wrong to omit it, but it sounds very odd.
02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br 02br 00I wouldn't say it is grammatically wrong to omit it, but it sounds very odd. '01i00The 02i00arts' is the very commonly used phrase.02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
0 I think I know what you mean.01font00*(Should I use 'meant' here?)02font00 Thank you, Clive. 02br 02br 00So, in other words, it is better to use the article 01i00the 02i00in 01i00the arts and literature.02i00 If I were just talking about literature, I don't need the article 01i
1font00Hi again,02font02br 02br 00 I think I know what you mean.01font00*(Should I use 'meant' here?)02font00 01font00You can say 'mean'', because I still mean it.. 05002br 02font02br 00So, in other words, it is better to use the ar