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Araselvan Posted 12 years ago
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The old and new...

The first line of the chapter on France Today in the book is as below.

Modern France is a complex mixture of the old and new.
  

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araselvan The first line of the chapter on France Today in the book is as below. Modern France is a complex mixture of the old and new. That's nice, and it's correct, and probably true, but what's your question?

  • araselvan The first line of the chapter on France Today in the book is as below.
  • Modern France is a complex mixture of the old and new.
  • That's nice, and it's correct, and probably true, but what's your question?
  • CJ
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araselvanThe first line of the chapter on France Today in the book is as below.
Modern France is a complex mixture of the old and new.
That's nice, and it's correct, and probably true, but what's your question?

CJ
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Sorry, I missed the questions.

Should there be a the before new?

In other words, should it read as below?
Modern France is a complex mixture of the old and the new.

Thank you.
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araselvanModern France is a complex mixture of the old and the new.
You don't absolutely have to have "the", but I think you've improved the sentence by adding it.

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