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Prple Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

struggle with money / with the money

Hi there, what is the correct expression? Thanks Emotion: wink
  

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Struggle with money is the usual form. The money that the person is having a struggle with is money in general, not specific money, so there is no definite article (" the "). You can also say "He is struggling to find the money to pay for the surgery"; in this case it is specific money, or at least money for a specific purpose, so you use the .

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  • Struggle with money is the usual form.
  • The money that the person is having a struggle with is money in general, not specific money, so there is no definite article (" the ").
  • You can also say "He is struggling to find the money to pay for the surgery"; in this case it is specific money, or at least money for a specific purpose, so you use the .
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Struggle with money is the usual form. The money that the person is having a struggle with is money in general, not specific money, so there is no definite article ("the").

You can also say "He is struggling to find the money to pay for the surgery"; in this case it is specific money, or at least money for a specific purpose, so you use the.
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