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English language versus The English language



 
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'Check into' OR 'check in to' OR 'check in at' | 'at the same time' versus 'in the same time'
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English language versus The English language #1 (permalink) Tue Aug 01, 2006 13:05 pm   English language versus The English language
 

Hello everybody

Could you please tell me the difference between:

1- He is in love with the English language.
2- He is in love with English language.

I have often seen THE with (the) English language. Is it optional or a must?

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English language versus The English language #2 (permalink) Tue Aug 01, 2006 13:11 pm   English language versus The English language
 

These two variations would be correct:
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Tom is in love with the English language. ("the" must be used)
Tom is in love with English. (without "the", you must also omit "language")
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