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Fandorin Posted 15 years ago
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The bodies
Hi there. The film plot: A car with a woman is being chased. There is a body in the trunk. All of a sudden, another car blocks the road and the woman trying to dodge the obstacle doesn't manage to get control of the car and falls into a ditch and the car keeps on sliding until it is out of a view. A man gets out of the car and commands: "I want bodies. Both of them".
I am wondering why he didn't say "the bodies" while it is explicitly clear who he is talking about.
Thank you so much in advance.
I am wondering why he didn't say "the bodies" while it is explicitly clear who he is talking about.
Thank you so much in advance.
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Hi, It's just a stylistic decision by the writer. 'No article' makesthe speaker seem like a person who likes dead bodies in general. Clive
- Hi, It's just a stylistic decision by the writer.
- 'No article' makesthe speaker seem like a person who likes dead bodies in general.
- Clive
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Hi,
It's just a stylistic decision by the writer. 'No article' makesthe speaker seem like a person who likes dead bodies in general.
Clive
It's just a stylistic decision by the writer. 'No article' makesthe speaker seem like a person who likes dead bodies in general.
Clive
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