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Comment by hackyhacky

1 hour ago

I have no idea why I shouldn't write "all the cases". What are you trying to say?

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abraxas  23 minutes ago

The word "cases" is already plural. Why does it need an article in front of it? It's one of the usages that trip me up. Why isn't it just "all cases"?

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