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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Usage difference

in an Australian population/in the Australian population - what is the difference between the two.
  

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If you're referring to the human inhabitants of Australia then it should be "the". e. depending on whether the population you're talking about is already known to the listener).

  • If you're referring to the human inhabitants of Australia then it should be "the".
  • e.
  • depending on whether the population you're talking about is already known to the listener).
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If you're referring to the human inhabitants of Australia then it should be "the".

If you're referring to a population of some other thing then you can say "an" or "the" according to the usual rules (i.e. depending on whether the population you're talking about is already known to the listener).

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