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Nathan mckane Posted 16 years ago
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Hi !

Is there any difference in terms of meaning between these:

This is the central part of the country.

This is the central part of country.

I think the country means land that is outside towns and cities but my freind says both of them are the same !
  

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Hi Nathan, Only the first is grammatical, and in this case, "the country" refers to the nation. Kansas is in central part of the country (if you live in the US). You can say "we live out in the country" to mean you live far from major cities.

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  • Hi Nathan, Only the first is grammatical, and in this case, "the country" refers to the nation.
  • Kansas is in central part of the country (if you live in the US).
  • You can say "we live out in the country" to mean you live far from major cities.
  • However, there are no defined borders to "the country" when you mean this.
  • It can't have a "central part" -- it simply ends as you get closer to cities again.
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Hi Nathan,
Only the first is grammatical, and in this case, "the country" refers to the nation.

Kansas is in central part of the country (if you live in the US).

You can say "we live out in the country" to mean you live far from major cities. However, there are no defined borders to "the country" when you mean this. It can't have a "central part" -- it simply ends as you get
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