in presence of vs in the presence of

[ostap77]

"You should not be using f-words in the presence of the ladies."

Is it "in presence of" or "in the presence of"?

 

[SoothingDave]

The

 

[ostap77]

Is "in presence of" totally incorrect? I've seen it in use.

 

[5jj]

Is "in presence of" totally incorrect?

Yes

 

[ostap77]

It might overlap with what I've already asked you about. Same with ''by end of" and "by the end of", "at end of" and "at the end of"?

 

[SoothingDave]

By the end of the day...
At the end of the film...

 

[5jj]

At the end of the day, it's standard usage of the definite article.

Though my flabber will be gasted if you don't come up with a follow-up question about an apparent exception, ostap.