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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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Why no "the" here?
0 I have a sentence from a product guide. P/S tell me why there is no "the" there? 02 br
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01 i 00 Keep out of 00 (no the??) 00 reach of children. 02 i 0-
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0 There should be a "the". 02 br 00 In telegraphic style words which are less important and can be easily guessed by the reader are omitted. 02 br 02 br 00 CJ 0-
- 0 There should be a "the".
- 02 br 00 In telegraphic style words which are less important and can be easily guessed by the reader are omitted.
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0 There should be a "the". There would be a "the" in normal style. 02 br
00 However, this appears to be a special case of 01 u 00 telegraphic style 02 u 00 , often used in instructions for the use of a product (as well as in other situations, like newspaper headlines). 02 br
00 In telegraphic style words which are less important and can be easily guessed b
00 However, this appears to be a special case of 01 u 00 telegraphic style 02 u 00 , often used in instructions for the use of a product (as well as in other situations, like newspaper headlines). 02 br
00 In telegraphic style words which are less important and can be easily guessed b
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0 It's the convention used for instructions, especially those in instruction manuals to leave out all articles. I suppose it saves space and it's actually easier to understand without articles because 'the' is only meaningful if both the speaker/writer and the listener/reader know what the 'the' refers to. Since the reader may be unsure what the 'the' is about, it just becomes more natural
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0 Thank you. Beside the headlines and as you said, the instructions, what other times would you omit articles and what justification would you give to leaving out other types of articles like "a" and "an"? 0-
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