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“科网大”英文服务: To have, or not to have “the” (2)
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I just finished editing a paper on Australia coastal current. The authors used “in the austral summer (or winter),” and I thought that was fine even though I know some colleagues use “in boreal summer (or winter)” without “the.”
Since I have nothing to do this (Sunday) morning (sure I can always do some cleaning), I decided to google it. It turned out twice as many people use “in the boreal summer” than “in boreal summer.” How little do I know about English writing!
ps. I chatted with a friend at the Ocean Sciences Meeting in Salt lake City a couple of weeks ago. He is a very good native speaker in terms of writing (not just scientific writing). He told me that after he finishes a manuscript he would go over every “the” and delete the ones that are not necessary. Now, that’s something I never did and should try.
To have, or not to have “the” (1):
http://blog.sciencenet.cn/home.php?mod=space&uid=306792&do=blog&id=262080
https://blog.sciencenet.cn/blog-306792-544069.html
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