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Grammarwannabe Posted 18 years ago
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"the" in the bigger, the better
Here was one thrown to me:
Why do we use "the" in phrases like the more the merrier, the bigger the better, etc?
Why do we use "the" in phrases like the more the merrier, the bigger the better, etc?
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Hi, Welcome to the Forum. Here was one thrown to me: Why do we use "the" in phrases like the more the merrier, the bigger the better, etc? Let me try to throw back a quick answer.
- Hi, Welcome to the Forum.
- Here was one thrown to me: Why do we use "the" in phrases like the more the merrier, the bigger the better, etc?
- Let me try to throw back a quick answer.
- I see the phrase as a short form of the very awkward 'The bigger thing it is, the better thing it is'.
- I don't think that here you would question the use of 'the', would you?
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Hi,
Welcome to the Forum.
Here was one thrown to me:
Why do we use "the" in phrases like the more the merrier, the bigger the better, etc?
Let me try to throw back a quick answer. I see the phrase as a short form of the very awkward 'The bigger thing it is, the better thing it is'. I don't
Welcome to the Forum.
Here was one thrown to me:
Why do we use "the" in phrases like the more the merrier, the bigger the better, etc?
Let me try to throw back a quick answer. I see the phrase as a short form of the very awkward 'The bigger thing it is, the better thing it is'. I don't
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