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nawee
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 Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 6:56 pm Post subject: No "the"? |
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Hello,
I came across this sentence in an online newspaper. Why is there no "the" before "police"? I have seen examples of "police" without "the" before and assumed it was a typo. But now, I'm not so sure...
"Police mostly discount speculation of a "copycat" crime, inspired by last week's school shooting in Colorado..."
Thank you,
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Mister Micawber
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It is optional, as it often is with plural nouns:
(The) police are on the lookout for a masked man.
(The) chances are good that they will catch him.
(The) Japanese are great baseball fans.
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