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I was wondering, why do we say 'I'm drinking orange juice'.
Not, 'I'm drinking the orange juice'?
Is it because in the first case, we aren't specific about which orange juice we're drinking?
Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated!
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I was wondering, why do we say 'I'm drinking orange juice'.
Not, 'I'm drinking the orange juice'?
Is it because in the first case, we aren't specific about which orange juice we're drinking?
Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated!
articles general-vs-specific
asked 2 days ago
Charles OlivariCharles Olivari
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Charles Olivari is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
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Welcome to EL&U. There are, in fact, various situations where you would say I'm drinking the orange juice, and others where you would say I'm drinking an orange juice; which you would choose is dependent on context. Articles with food, at our sister site for English Language Learners, may be helpful.
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I was wondering, why do we say 'I'm drinking orange juice'.
Not, 'I'm drinking the orange juice'?
Is it because in the first case, we aren't specific about which orange juice we're drinking?
Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated!
articles general-vs-specific
asked 2 days ago
Charles OlivariCharles Olivari
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Charles Olivari is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
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I was wondering, why do we say 'I'm drinking orange juice'.
Not, 'I'm drinking the orange juice'?
Is it because in the first case, we aren't specific about which orange juice we're drinking?
Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated!
articles general-vs-specific
articles general-vs-specific
asked 2 days ago
Charles OlivariCharles Olivari
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asked 2 days ago
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Welcome to EL&U. There are, in fact, various situations where you would say I'm drinking the orange juice, and others where you would say I'm drinking an orange juice; which you would choose is dependent on context. Articles with food, at our sister site for English Language Learners, may be helpful.
– choster
2 days ago
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Welcome to EL&U. There are, in fact, various situations where you would say I'm drinking the orange juice, and others where you would say I'm drinking an orange juice; which you would choose is dependent on context. Articles with food, at our sister site for English Language Learners, may be helpful.
– choster
2 days ago
Welcome to EL&U. There are, in fact, various situations where you would say I'm drinking the orange juice, and others where you would say I'm drinking an orange juice; which you would choose is dependent on context. Articles with food, at our sister site for English Language Learners, may be helpful.
– choster
2 days ago
Welcome to EL&U. There are, in fact, various situations where you would say I'm drinking the orange juice, and others where you would say I'm drinking an orange juice; which you would choose is dependent on context. Articles with food, at our sister site for English Language Learners, may be helpful.
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2 days ago
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