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A client told me: "that" and "the" should never follow each other.
Ex: "verify that the service has started."
It may be that "that" is one of my subconscious writing ticks. Without
the "that," i feel that the sentence doesn't flow smoothly and that
"that" sets up the clause "the service has started."
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In English, we tend to drop many parts of speech, especially when
speaking. If you are writing for translation, or writing for an
international audience, then leaving out parts of speech can reduce
clarity for non-native English speakers.
Do Not Leave Out Necessary Words
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The English language allows us clearly convey our intentions
even when
we omit certain words, such as relative pronouns (who, whom,
that, which),
prepositions, and parts of verbs. In other languages these words
are
required and must be included in documents that will be
translated.
Use Articles Whenever Possible.
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An article is a word used to indicate a noun and to state its
purpose.
For example, in English, the definite article is 'the' and the
'indefinite
articles are 'a' and 'an'. Use of articles reduces ambiguities
and gives
you better translation results.
-Carla
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