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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Weaker nation

0What does it mean? 02br
00Singapore always helps the weaker nation. 0-
  

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0probably: the less economically-developed, the less rich 02br 00or 02br 00in a conflict: the less strong party, the weaker party0-

— Marius Hancu

  • 0probably: the less economically-developed, the less rich 02br 00or 02br 00in a conflict: the less strong party, the weaker party0-
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0probably: the less economically-developed, the less rich 02br
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10Singapore always helps the weaker 11b10nation12b10. 12br
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00Singapore always helps the weaker 01b00nations. 02b0-
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0Could you help me understand why the definite article is necessary?02br
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00Can we say "helps weaker nations"?0-
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0The weaker nation: this means the specific nation which is weaker in a given situation02br
00Weaker nations: in general 02br
00<>Do some seaches at Google Books and find examples to see what is being used when <> 0-
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10The weaker nation: this means the specific nation which is weaker in a given situation12br
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10Weaker nations: in general 12br
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10I think this has been discussed a couple of times. As Marius said, when you use 'the', you refer to
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