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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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Is the "the" here redundant?

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00I saw this sentence from a post here and want to ask you if you feel the "the" here is redundant without any real need?02br
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01i00You must provide 00the 00earlier sentences and latter sentences for us to give a better assessment.02i02br
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00Why not just,02br
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01i00You must provide earlier sentences and latter sentences for us to give a better assessment.02i0-
  

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02i 02br 02br 01font 00It's because the writer was thinking 01i 00specifically02i 01font 00 of the sentences that preceded and followed the given statement. 02font 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Best wishes, Clive02font 0-

— Clive

  • 02i 02br 02br 01font 00It's because the writer was thinking 01i 00specifically02i 01font 00 of the sentences that preceded and followed the given statement.
  • 02font 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Best wishes, Clive02font 0-
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