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Liveinjapan Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

The number

The number of articles : 2334

Can I leave out 'the' to shorten the phrase when I put it in the table or graph, etc?
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Yes, in this context it's preferable to omit "the". I would not put a space before the colon.

— Mr Wordy

  • Yes, in this context it's preferable to omit "the".
  • I would not put a space before the colon.
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Yes, in this context it's preferable to omit "the".

I would not put a space before the colon.
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Thanks so much, Mr W.
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