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What does I am not afraid of the dark - I thought dark is a general term. Why do we need an article? Thanks mean?
What does I am not afraid of the dark - I thought dark is a general term. Why do we need an article? Thanks mean?
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As a noun, dark means the absence of light in a place. So we use an article for the noun dark.
He was sitting in the dark.
It can be used metaphorically, too.
I was kept in the dark about their plans. (I was not told about their plans.)
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