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26 May
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As a child I used to go to movies with my parents.
As a child I used to go to the movies with my parents.
Which do you think is natural?
I mean, is "the" necessary in the sentence?
As a child I used to go to movies with my parents.
As a child I used to go to the movies with my parents.
Which do you think is natural?
I mean, is "the" necessary in the sentence?
As a child I used to go to the movies with my parents.
Which do you think is natural?
I mean, is "the" necessary in the sentence?
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@Akira1991
That’s how we say it most of the time – the definite article indicates that we are talking about going to a movie theatre.
If you don’t use an article, it’s less clear. In this case it doesn’t matter very much because there aren’t a great variety of places where you can see movies – but technically you are leaving it much more open. Maybe you went to another person’s house to see the movie? We don’t know.
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@Akira1991
That’s how we say it most of the time – the definite article indicates that we are talking about going to a movie theatre.
If you don’t use an article, it’s less clear. In this case it doesn’t matter very much because there aren’t a great variety of places where you can see movies – but technically you are leaving it much more open. Maybe you went to another person’s house to see the movie? We don’t know.
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@isthmus_x I think I understand. Thank you!
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