Use of "the"

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Can we use "the" when we want to generalize about something ? Ex : Today, the mobile telephone has become omnipresent. Thanks in advance

Vance · Accepted Answer

Hi

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if anyone could help me with this "the" question, i'd be se grateful.
Thanks a lot !

Paco2004 · Answer

Hello Vance

Nice to talk to you. I'm a learner from Japan.

Yes you can use 'the' for nouns in generic sense. If you want to learn more about the use of 'the', please visit [url="http://www.fsz.uni-hannover.de/Sprachbereiche/Englisch/dozenten/mcelholm/download/EN_ART.pdf"]here[/url].

By the way I feel the adjective "ominipresent" is too heavy to use in predication about the mobile telephone. How about a sentence like "Today, the mobile telephone has become available everywhere"?

paco

Vance · Answer

Thanks for your answer. That's how I felt about it.
I agree for the use of "omnipresent", the way you say it is much more elegant.

all the best

Vance

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