06-Apr-2008, 16:17
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 Re: Are there too many "the"s?
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Originally Posted by finefeeling  Dear language experts,
I wrote the following sentence, but I'm not very happy with all the "the"s in it. Are there too many of them?
On the night of the event, the chairman of the board, the school principal, the seniors, the teachers and the students, again, welcomed Mr. Lin heartily. | On the night of the event, the Board Chairman,School Principal,Seniors, Teachers and the students, again, welcomed Mr. Lin heartily.[/quote]
Sounds better
Stilo |