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#1 (permalink) Mon Feb 09, 2009 7:39 am Expression "Do the talking?"

Hello dear teachers, Wold you please explain a bit more about, "do the talking" Why "the"?

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#2 (permalink) Mon Feb 09, 2009 13:29 pm Expression "Do the talking?"

. Here, 'talking' is a noun and 'the' refers to a specific instance of it. . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's

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#3 (permalink) Mon Feb 09, 2009 15:01 pm Expression "Do the talking?"

thanx a lot..i got the point.

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