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Deborahjeong Posted 9 years ago
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Paparazzi or the paparazzi

"They are followed by the paparazzi wherever they go and we can read all about their private lives in newspapers and magazines."Could anyone explain why "the" is before paparazzi the word in the sentence when it should mean any random paparazzi?
  

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deborahjeong "Could anyone explain why "the" is before paparazzi the word in the sentence when it should mean any random paparazzi? No, it refers to 'paparazzi' either as a type or as an occupational group or as the particular ones that follow the personalities being discussed.

  • deborahjeong "Could anyone explain why "the" is before paparazzi the word in the sentence when it should mean any random paparazzi?
  • No, it refers to 'paparazzi' either as a type or as an occupational group or as the particular ones that follow the personalities being discussed.
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deborahjeong"Could anyone explain why "the" is before paparazzi the word in the sentence when it should mean any random paparazzi?

No, it refers to 'paparazzi' either as a type or as an occupational group or as the particular ones that follow the personalities being discussed.

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