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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 18 years ago
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no articles? 'They set up camp on the verge of the desert.'

1i00They set up camp on the verge of the desert.02i02br
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02br 01i 00To set up camp02i 00 is a fixed collocation. 0-

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0 .02br
01i00To set up camp02i00 is a fixed collocation. 0-
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0 Note that the following have no article.02br
01i00set up camp02i02br
01i00set up house02i02br
01i00set up shop02i02br
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0I see. Thank you ; )02br
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