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> The Philippines, The United States, The Great Lakes See saithound's reply. > it's not a definite group of people Yes it is. It's a specific subset of peopl
by kaoD 7y ago
> The Philippines, The United States, The Great Lakes
See saithound's reply.
> it's not a definite group of people
Yes it is. It's a specific subset of people (the poor) that can be picked apart from the rest (the non-poor).
> E.g., "I met those refugees on the road, so I asked the poor [refugees] a few questions."
Again, I see nothing weird with this (?)
You seem to have a problem with ellipsis (and yes, that's hard!) not articles.
- Cro_on 7y ago> Yes it is. It's a specific subset of people (the poor) that can be picked apart from the rest (the non-poor). I think the issue is that it doesn't necessarily refer to the people mentioned in the first clause. To me it sounds like a non-sequitur, e.g. 'I met those refugees on the road, so I [went elsewhere and] asked the poor a few questions [to see if they would have some insight on the refugees I met earlier].'