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Andrea Del Bene Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Question about 'others'

Hi,

can I refer to the 'happiness of other peoplke' by simply sayin 'the happiness of the others'? The full sentence is:

''we should get to the point where our egoism magically coincides with the happiness of the others''
  

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the happiness of others You would use the before others if you were referring to a specific group of people.

  • the happiness of others You would use the before others if you were referring to a specific group of people.
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the happiness of others

You would use the before others if you were referring to a specific group of people.

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