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Sentence #436737

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gt4715b gt4715b September 26, 2010 September 26, 2010 at 12:58:57 AM UTC link Permalink

It should be "I like apples more than oranges." In English we usually don't use "the" if we're talking about something in general.

FeuDRenais FeuDRenais September 26, 2010 September 26, 2010 at 1:01:35 AM UTC link Permalink

He might be referring to specific apples and specific oranges.

lukaszpp lukaszpp September 26, 2010 September 26, 2010 at 1:59:57 PM UTC link Permalink

Without context this sounds weird. I'd better change it.

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I like the apples more than the oranges.

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I like apples more than oranges.

edited by lukaszpp, September 26, 2010

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