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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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the present, present
'in the present situation'
'the present owner of the house'
'We do not have any more information at the present time.'
The phrases or sentence above include 'the'. But, why does the following not contain 'the'?
'A few brief comments are sufficient for present purposes.'
Both for the present purposes and for present purposes are right?
'the present owner of the house'
'We do not have any more information at the present time.'
The phrases or sentence above include 'the'. But, why does the following not contain 'the'?
'A few brief comments are sufficient for present purposes.'
Both for the present purposes and for present purposes are right?
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' Because 'for present purposes' is a set phrase. Anonymous Both for the present purposes and for present purposes are right? 'The' sounds a bit odd to me there, for the reason I have given.
- ' Because 'for present purposes' is a set phrase.
- Anonymous Both for the present purposes and for present purposes are right?
- 'The' sounds a bit odd to me there, for the reason I have given.
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Anonymouswhy does the following not contain 'the'?'A few brief comments are sufficient for present purposes.'Because 'for present purposes' is a set phrase.
AnonymousBoth for the present purposes and for present purposes are right?'The' sounds a bit odd to me there, for the reason I have given.
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