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Maelstrom Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

"Last time.."/"The last time.."?

Should it be "Last time when I saw her, she ....", or with the definitive article?

And why??

I can tell that most of the time people drop the definitive article, so what's the logic behind it?

THANKS!
  

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", maelstrom And why?? It is a specific, definite event. maelstrom I can tell that most of the time people drop the definitive article, so what's the logic behind it?

  • ", maelstrom And why??
  • It is a specific, definite event.
  • maelstrom I can tell that most of the time people drop the definitive article, so what's the logic behind it?
  • They are speaking too fast, and leave out words that are not critical to conveying meaning.
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The last time when I saw her, she ....",
maelstromAnd why??
It is a specific, definite event.
maelstromI can tell that most of the time people drop the definitive article, so what's the logic behind it?
They are speaking too fast, and leave out words that are not critical to conveying meaning.

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