shatilof
Junior Member
- Joined
- Aug 24, 2013
- Member Type
- English Teacher
- Native Language
- Russian
- Home Country
- Russian Federation
- Current Location
- Russian Federation
In school we learn that is it correct to say either English or the English language, but it is a mistake to say just English language without the.
Yet I recently happened to read an article in some learning materials about New Zealand and the author many times wrote just Maori language (no the), although a few times he did it with the – the Maori language.
How is it possible? Was it a mistake of a native speaker or the rule itself has become shaky?
Yet I recently happened to read an article in some learning materials about New Zealand and the author many times wrote just Maori language (no the), although a few times he did it with the – the Maori language.
How is it possible? Was it a mistake of a native speaker or the rule itself has become shaky?