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Karen15 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Next / the next

Hello,

Please look at the examples below. Why don't we say "the next" instead of "next"?

Next day, I saw her in class.
I'm talking to her about it next day.
Next time I see him, I'll tell him about it.
What's next?
We'll discuss it next month.

Thanks.

  

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The first three are common elisions; the last two are idiomatic.

  • The first three are common elisions; the last two are idiomatic.
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The first three are common elisions; the last two are idiomatic.

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