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Andrei Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

The winter

1. I like to to jog in the morning.


2. However, it's too cold in winter to run outside.

I have used the article 'the' in the first sentence but not in the second sentence.

Is it wrong to say 'cold in the winter' ?
  

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in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening --> "the" is obligatory. in (the) spring, in (the) summer, in (the) autumn/fall, in (the) winter --> "the" is optional. (both are OK) paco

  • in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening --> "the" is obligatory.
  • in (the) spring, in (the) summer, in (the) autumn/fall, in (the) winter --> "the" is optional.
  • (both are OK) paco
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in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening --> "the" is obligatory.
in (the) spring, in (the) summer, in (the) autumn/fall, in (the) winter --> "the" is optional. (both are OK)

paco

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