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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
The definite article in idioms and generalizations.
I can't understand one tricky usage of the definite article. Can I use It to show that I mean the whole conception of a word or each representative of a kind ? There are some examples:
1) After the feast comes the reckoning. ( Is there the meaning that after every feast you always meet a reckoning?)
2) The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. ( Does this proverb imply that all apples don't fall far from the tree ?)
1) After the feast comes the reckoning. ( Is there the meaning that after every feast you always meet a reckoning?)
2) The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. ( Does this proverb imply that all apples don't fall far from the tree ?)
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Yes, you have the right understanding about this. [ 'The reckoning' is an old-fashioned term for the bill. ]
- Yes, you have the right understanding about this.
- [ 'The reckoning' is an old-fashioned term for the bill.
- ]
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Yes, you have the right understanding about this.
[ 'The reckoning' is an old-fashioned term for the bill. ]
[ 'The reckoning' is an old-fashioned term for the bill. ]
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