Timeline for Why ‘the’ needed in the phrase "away from the television" in this context?
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| Aug 12, 2018 at 0:16 | comment | added | TimR | It is the same as Keep him away from the toilet, even though there are quite a few toilets in a billionaire's mansion. | |
| Aug 12, 2018 at 0:10 | vote | accept | dan | ||
| Aug 11, 2018 at 18:51 | comment | added | user3169 | No, it means the TV set (keep him from watching the TV set). If it meant the medium, some relevant context would be need to be added. | |
| Aug 11, 2018 at 11:35 | answer | added | Sam | timeline score: 3 | |
| Aug 11, 2018 at 11:07 | history | asked | dan | CC BY-SA 4.0 |