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Reply Mon 13 Aug, 2007 01:00 pm
They are excited by watching the television now.
They are excited by watching television now.

Are both sentences correct? If so, is there a difference in meaning between them?
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Reply Mon 13 Aug, 2007 01:44 pm
"the" means a specific television set.
Without "the" means television in general, as programming.
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