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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.

added by TRANG, July 24, 2010
➜ #436738Me gustan más las manzanas que las naranjas.

linked by TRANG, July 24, 2010
I like apples more than oranges.

edited by lukaszpp, September 26, 2010
➜ #534208Lubię jabłka bardziej, niż pomarańcze.

linked by lukaszpp, September 26, 2010
➜ #847437Ik hou meer van appels dan van sinaasappels.

linked by Vulgaris, April 21, 2011
➜ #868842Eu gosto mais de maçãs do que de laranjas.

linked by alexmarcelo, July 8, 2011
➜ #1132944Mala mihi magis quam aurantia placent.

linked by alexmarcelo, September 28, 2011
➜ #1474839Ik houd meer van appels dan van sinaasappels.

linked by pimmhogeling, March 8, 2012
➜ #1677812Яблоки мне нравятся больше, чем апельсины.

linked by marafon, July 9, 2012
➜ #1930856אני מעדיף תפוחים על תפוזים.

linked by AlanF_US, October 1, 2015
➜ #4914817kili loje li pona mute tawa mi. kili jelo li pona lili.

linked by carlosalberto, February 15, 2016
➜ #4914625

linked by Raizin, February 15, 2016
➜ #4914625

unlinked by Horus, October 3, 2016
➜ #610490Mi preferas pomojn al oranĝoj.

linked by Horus, October 3, 2016
➜ #5533316Elmayı portakaldan daha çok severim.

linked by duran, October 20, 2016
➜ #7899633Jobban szeretem az almát a narancsnál.

linked by jegaevi, May 9, 2019
➜ #7813246Яблука я люблю більше, ніж апельсини.

linked by deniko, July 11, 2019
➜ #944613Mi pli ŝatas pomojn ol oranĝojn.

linked by Balamax, October 16, 2021
➜ #11266637Ttugar anect ay ḥemmleɣ aḍeffu wala ččina.

linked by Agestur, November 25, 2022
➜ #12708108Me gusta plu pomas ca oranias.

linked by rul, September 3, 2024
➜ #12708105Il me place pomos plus que oranges.

linked by rul, September 3, 2024
➜ #10122865Я больше люблю яблоки, чем апельсины.

linked by frpzzd, 9 days ago