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Takehisa Tanaka Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

What is the difference between "with the" and "without the"?

What is the difference between "with the" and "without the"?

I think there are two sentences in this case.
I'm wondering about the difference between these two sentences:
"This lake is the deepest around here."
and
"This lake is deepest around here."

Could you tell me, please?
  

Top answer

Takehisa Tanaka difference There is no difference. "the" is optional. CJ

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  • "the" is optional.
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Takehisa Tanakadifference
There is no difference. "the" is optional.

CJ
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Takehisa Tanaka"This lake is the deepest around here."and "This lake is deepest around here."
The first one could mean "This lake is the deepest lake in this area". Actually, that is how I first read it.
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GPYThe first one could mean "This lake is the deepest lake in this area". Actually, that is how I first read it.
Ah. Right. The thought never occurred to me, or if it did, it evaporated before I became aware of it.

CJ
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Thanks again, GPY and CJ.
I got it.Emotion: smile
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GPYThe first one could mean "This lake is the deepest lake in this area".
That's the only meaning it could have for me.
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