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Whatchadoin Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

You've spent

You've spent the last two weeks doing absolutely nothing. Concert is over.

Does this mean he's still spending his time doing nothing? Why didn't the writer use the article the in front of the word "concert"?

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whatchadoin Does this mean he's still spending his time doing nothing? Not necessarily. whatchadoin Why didn't the writer use the article the in front of the word "concert"?

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  • whatchadoin Does this mean he's still spending his time doing nothing?
  • Not necessarily.
  • whatchadoin Why didn't the writer use the article the in front of the word "concert"?
  • He should have, unless the word is a proper noun.
  • I doubt it, though.
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whatchadoinDoes this mean he's still spending his time doing nothing?
Not necessarily.
whatchadoinWhy didn't the writer use the article the in front of the word "concert"?
He should have, unless the word is a proper noun. I doubt it, though.
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Why don't native speakers use articles in cases like:

-Bad dream? (Shouldn't it be "A bad dream"?)

-Same. (I see this all the time.)
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It's common in everyday speech to remark, reply, or ask questions with incomplete thoughts.
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