"minutes of last meeting" vs "minutes of the last meeting"
In meeting minutes, both "minutes of last meeting" and "minutes of the last meeting" are used frequently. I am wondering whether the omission of the definite article in the former is just an ellipsis to shorten the sentence especially when "minutes of last meeting" is used in a paragraph heading or agenda item. Or they are just alternative forms that are both correct?
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Pter just an ellipsis Yes. In ordinary speech and writing some seem to think that it lends an air of briskness or authority. Pter especially when "minutes of last meeting" is used in a paragraph heading or agenda item That is a different matter.
- Pter just an ellipsis Yes.
- In ordinary speech and writing some seem to think that it lends an air of briskness or authority.
- Pter especially when "minutes of last meeting" is used in a paragraph heading or agenda item That is a different matter.
- It is normal to drop the article in headline style.
- Pter Or they are just alternative forms that are both correct?
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Pterjust an ellipsis
Yes. In ordinary speech and writing some seem to think that it lends an air of briskness or authority.
Pterespecially when "minutes of last meeting" is used in a paragraph heading or agenda item
That is a different matter. It is normal to drop the article in headline style.
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