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Expression "Do the talking?"



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

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Here, 'talking' is a noun and 'the' refers to a specific instance of it.
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Expression "Do the talking?" #3 (permalink) Mon Feb 09, 2009 15:01 pm   Expression "Do the talking?"
 

thanx a lot..i got the point.
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