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Grammar

... of (the) town

Hi,

I found this in a dictionary:

"They live in a rough part of town."

If I said "...part of the town" would that have a slightly different meaning?
The word town is a little tricky; "out of town" "in town" but "live in the town as opposed to country" etc.

Does "the" change anything?

Thanks!
  

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The article is usually omitted before town if you mean your or somebody else's home town or the town they usually go to if they live in the country. He is back in town. What time did you come to town?

— Cool Breeze

  • The article is usually omitted before town if you mean your or somebody else's home town or the town they usually go to if they live in the country.
  • He is back in town.
  • What time did you come to town?
  • They have left town.
  • But: A new town will be built behind those mountains.
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The article is usually omitted before town if you mean your or somebody else's home town or the town they usually go to if they live in the country.

He is back in town.
What time did you come to town?
They have left town.

But: A new town will be built behind those mountains.

CB
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