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Little Girl Posted 12 years ago
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Hi, expert. Would you say it with or without "the"? Please note Anna and Mary live in different regions, so Anna might not know it's raining where Mary lives.

[Telephonic conversation]

Anna: What are you doing?
Mary: Enjoying rain/the rain.
  

Top answer

Mary: Enjoying rain/the rain. With "the". CJ

— CalifJim

  • Mary: Enjoying rain/the rain.
  • With "the".
  • CJ
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Little GirlAnna: What are you doing?Mary: Enjoying rain/the rain.
With "the".

CJ
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CalifJim Little GirlAnna: What are you doing?Mary: Enjoying rain/the rain.With "the".CJ
Hi. Could you please explain why? Also, I have seen "rain" used mostly with "the". Is that the reason there needs to be "the" here?

How about replacing "rain" with "dinner" or "rain scent"? Like if someone tweets "Enjoying rain scent/dinner". Still need "the"?
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Little Girlif someone tweets "Enjoying rain scent/dinner"
Tweets do not obey the rules of English. You can't learn correct English by following the examples seen in tweets.
Little Girl"rain scent"
It's not that. It's "the scent of rain".
Little GirlHow about replacing "rain" with ...
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CalifJimI'm enjoying [the rain / the scent of rain / dinner].
These are the idiomatic expressions. I don't think there is actually a reason for using "the" or not.
CJ
How about "petrichor" (=the scent of rain)? Enjoying petrichor/the petrichor?
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That is not a word in British English.
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Little Girlpetrichor
Never heard of it, and I suspect that at least 95% of English speakers haven't heard of it either. If it means "scent" then use "the", because "scent" is countable.

CJ
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