Usage of the article "the"

[lost_soul]

Could you also check these 2 sentences, and correct if necessary:

[Yankee]

Hi Alex

What does your first sentence mean? Does it mean:

Please set the clock forward. How many minutes? How much (time)?
-OR-
Please start the timer. How many minutes? How much (time)?

Here is my suggestion for your second sentence:
The only purpose the "GetUsers" function serves is to retrieve the users from (the) storage.
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Amy
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ESL teacher, translator, and a native speaker of American English

[lost_soul]

Hi, Amy

Ops... sorry... I guess I made you chuckle I actually meant "Please set the clock forward"
So, your suggestion is : How many minutes? How much (time)

Thank you !

PS: is this correct: I do not know if I should use (the ?) article "the" before (the ?) word function ?
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Alex

A native speaker of Russian

[Yankee]

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Yes, "How many minutes?" or "How much?" (I included the word 'time' in parentheses so that you would understand why I used 'much'.)

Yes, you should use 'the'.
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Amy
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ESL teacher, translator, and a native speaker of American English

[lost_soul]

[Yankee]

Hi Alex

You could possibly say "By how many minutes?" in English.

And you're right again: 'on' would sound weird in English.
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Amy
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ESL teacher, translator, and a native speaker of American English