Summer / the summer
Would you answer my question?
A: The summer is the season when we have the highest temperatures.
B: Summer is the season when we have the highest temperatures.
Are "the summer" in A and "summer" in B rightly used?
Does "the summer" in A mean a generalized concept of summers or the summertime
contrasted with the other seasons?
Is it true that there's a regional difference ("summer" in British E. / "the summer" in American E.)?
Top answer
I'm American, and I'd use B. That makes me doubt that there's a regional difference. I'd say that 'the' is optional on both sides of the Atlantic, and that it doesn't change the meaning in any way.
- I'm American, and I'd use B.
- That makes me doubt that there's a regional difference.
- I'd say that 'the' is optional on both sides of the Atlantic, and that it doesn't change the meaning in any way.
- CJ
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I'm American, and I'd use B. That makes me doubt that there's a regional difference. I'd say that 'the' is optional on both sides of the Atlantic, and that it doesn't change the meaning in any way.
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