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In Justice League, Martha admits the truth. Quote:"Truth is, the house is too big for me to live in by myself, anyway." In Iron-man, Tony admits the truth. The truth is..I am Iron-man. Why the second dialogue has a "the"? What's the difference?
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You.omit some words in natural conversation.
The 'the' is grammatically correct but omitted in natural speech.
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Thank you so much.
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Penz wrote:In Justice League, Martha admits the truth. Quote:"Truth is, the house is too big for me to live in by myself, anyway." In Iron-man, Tony admits the truth. The truth is..I am Iron-man. Why the second dialogue has a "the"? What's the difference? Why DOES the second dialogue have a "the"?
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“Why the second dialogue has a "the"?
Because Tony is making a formal statement rather than speaking in a naturalistic way.
It’s the same reason why the court oath says “The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth” .
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Thank you all.
And thanks for correcting my question too, Georgew.
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