Thuy
"I grew up in the city." or "I grew up in city."?
Which one is correct? I learnt that "the" is used for specific things, places, ect., but I saw the line "I grew up in the city" on the internet and i'm confused.
By the way is it correct to put a full stop after "ect", THEN put a comma after it, then continue the next part of the sentence? (for example the sentence above)
2014年6月13日 02:26
解答 · 5
Thank you for telling me.
2014年6月13日
'The city' here refers to the area covered by any built-up area, as opposed to being a case of 'the' + noun.. You're absolutely right that this use of 'the' is strange logically, but that's because this case is an exception. "I grew up in a city" is also perfectly correct and natural (as well as logical), but most people would say 'the' instead.
2014年6月13日
(< Latin et 'and' cetera 'the others')
2014年6月13日
"." means it's abbreviation.
&c. = etc. = et cetera (<Latin 'et' "and" + 'cetera' "the others") .
2014年6月13日
1) 'I grew up in THE city' is correct. Like you said the is used for specific things or places - in this case the city.
2) Yes, you can write ETC. (not ect.) followed by period and comma.
2014年6月13日
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