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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

The + plural (newspaper)

Hi, Here's my question:

I walk into a store where I usually buy newspapers. The cashier informs me their Saturday shipments got cancelled due to a problem with the supplier. I say:

1. "Oh. When are you going to get newspapers?

2. "Oh. When are you going to get the newspapers?

Is it correct that I can use #1 (no article) if I mean "any newspapers/some newspapers" and #2 (the newspapers) if I mean a group that has already been determined and is definite (in this case, the newspapers that were supposed to be delivered this Saturday but weren't)? In this context, I choose #2.

Thank you.

  

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Of the two,I'd prefer #2. But more natural is eg Oh. When are you going to get them?

— Clive

  • Of the two,I'd prefer #2.
  • But more natural is eg Oh.
  • When are you going to get them?
  • or eg Are you going to get any tomorrow?
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Of the two,I'd prefer #2. But more natural is

eg Oh. When are you going to get them?

or

eg Are you going to get any tomorrow?

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