Sep 19, 2005 09:18
18 yrs ago
English term

the sea and the sun

Non-PRO English Other Linguistics
This is a title... in a brochure..

Enjoy the sea and the sun (later on they describe the beaches, the pools...the sunshine...the sea is Adriatic)

Should I use the article... the sea and the sun or without the article

Enjoy sea and sun...
or Enjoy the sea and sun...

Responses

+9
8 mins
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enjoy the sun and the sea

the collocation is usually SUN and then SEA in English and not the other way round. I would use THE sun and THE sea especially if ... indicates that something else follows.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you all! Laura"
+2
10 mins

the sea and the sun

Hi Laura, as a native English speaker, this sounds most correct to me for a title. I would use "sea and sun" only if they were being qualified further.

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Note added at 18 mins (2005-09-19 09:36:29 GMT)
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I would expect to see either, that is, the sun and the sea OR the sea and the sun (though I personally prefer the sea and the sun).
Peer comment(s):

agree Arcoiris : As Aisha says, the usual collocation is the sun first and then the sea, but I prefer the sea first, to be a bit different. Since the meaning doesn't change we don't need to follow conventions
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agree flipendo
2 hrs
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