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Joseph A Posted 8 years ago
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Hello everyone,
Could you tell me if "the" is optional before the phrase "English language", please? As in the following sentence:
- This word can be found in (the) English language.
Regards,
JA
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No. You need to say - This word can be found in the English language. Or you could say - This word can be found in English.
- No.
- You need to say - This word can be found in the English language.
- Or you could say - This word can be found in English.
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No.
You need to say
- This word can be found in the English language.
Or you could say
- This word can be found in English.
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There is an uncountable sense of "language" by which "the" could theoretically be omitted, but this would be very unusual in this sentence. Almost certainly you need "the".
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