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PreciousJones Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

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I will keep all receipts and vouchers. Or

I will keep all the receipts and vouchers. Or

I will keep all the receipts and the vouchers.

What's the difference with or without the. What's the grammatically correct form?
  

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I will keep all receipts and vouchers. This is valid, but I think not commonly said outside of England. I will keep all the receipts and vouchers.

  • I will keep all receipts and vouchers.
  • This is valid, but I think not commonly said outside of England.
  • I will keep all the receipts and vouchers.
  • This is usual.
  • I will keep all the receipts and the vouchers.
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I will keep all receipts and vouchers. This is valid, but I think not commonly said outside of England.

I will keep all the receipts and vouchers. This is usual.

I will keep all the receipts and the vouchers. This is valid but unusual. One might say it as such to stress the receipts and the vouchers.

They all mean the same thing thou
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PreciousJonesI will keep all receipts and vouchers. [Y]

I will keep all the receipts and vouchers. [Y]

I will keep all the receipts and the vouchers. [N] The meaning is not clear; at least it's not as good as the first two.

What's the difference with or without the.

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