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Mon 8 Oct, 2007 03:29 am
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in Australia, in the US and the UK.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in Australia, in the US and UK.
Which is the correct sentence, the first with 'the' or the second without 'the'? I think the second sentence is correct because 'the' need not be repeated because of the phrase 'in the US'.
Thanks.
Both sentences are correct; the first is more "strictly" correct, the second is an example of a widely tolerated variation in usage.
The word "in" (after Australia) can be omitted also.
Thank you, Contrex, for guiding me all the time.
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