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So I was arguing with a person with their sentence “I am good at the writing”. So they said since they were talking about academic things it is correct to use the before “writing”. My stance was you have to include part after “writing” like:

For instance: You can say, I am good at the writing part. But you cannot say, I am good at the writing.

I have never seen this structure before. I used Ludwig to see if I was wrong. And I found this:  

  • I am good at writing. — Huffington Post
  • I'm good at writing about what I'm doing. — The New Yorker
  • I'm good at writing fake newspaper reports. — The Guardian-Books
  • "I'm good at writing about what I'm doing." he says. — The New Yorker
  • I'm a journalist, and I'm good at writing down what happened. — The New York Times
  • "I was good at school," she writes. — The New York Times - Books
  • I like writing and I'm good at it, so medical writing seems like it might be interesting. — Science Magazine
  • They were good at writing, maybe even writing a novel, but they had problem with news. — Huffington Post

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So, in the end I am still confused.

So I was arguing with a person with their sentence “I am good at the writing”. So they said since they were talking about academic things it is correct to use the before “writing”. My stance was you have to include part after “writing” like:

For instance: You can say, I am good at the writing part. But you cannot say, I am good at the writing.

I have never seen this structure before. I used Ludwig to see if I was wrong. And I found this:  an extensive list of phrases beginning with “I am good at writing…”

So, in the end I am still confused.

I was arguing with a person with their sentence “I am good at the writing”. So they said since they were talking about academic things it is correct to use the before “writing”. My stance was you have to include part after “writing” like:

For instance: You can say, I am good at the writing part. But you cannot say, I am good at the writing.

I have never seen this structure before. I used Ludwig to see if I was wrong. And I found this:

  • I am good at writing. — Huffington Post
  • I'm good at writing about what I'm doing. — The New Yorker
  • I'm good at writing fake newspaper reports. — The Guardian-Books
  • "I'm good at writing about what I'm doing." he says. — The New Yorker
  • I'm a journalist, and I'm good at writing down what happened. — The New York Times
  • "I was good at school," she writes. — The New York Times - Books
  • I like writing and I'm good at it, so medical writing seems like it might be interesting. — Science Magazine
  • They were good at writing, maybe even writing a novel, but they had problem with news. — Huffington Post

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So, in the end I am still confused.

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Is it correct to use athe definite article before writing in this sentence: 'I am good at the writing'?

So I was arguing with a person with their sentence 'I“I am good at the writing'writing”. So they said since they were talking about academic things it is correct to use thethe before writing“writing”. My stance was you have to use partinclude part after writing“writing” like:

For instance: You can say, I am good at the writing partI am good at the writing part. But you cannot say, I am good at the writingI am good at the writing. 

I have never seen this structure before. I used Ludwig to see if I was wrong. And I found this:  enter image description herean extensive list of phrases beginning with “I am good at writing…”

So, in the end I am still confused.

Is it correct to use a definite article before writing in this sentence 'I am good at the writing'?

So I was arguing with a person with their sentence 'I am good at the writing'. So they said since they were talking about academic things it is correct to use the before writing. My stance was you have to use part after writing like:

For instance: You can say, I am good at the writing part. But you cannot say, I am good at the writing. I have never seen this structure before. I used Ludwig to see if I was wrong. And I found this:enter image description here

So, in the end I am still confused.

Is it correct to use the definite article in: 'I am good at the writing'?

So I was arguing with a person with their sentence “I am good at the writing”. So they said since they were talking about academic things it is correct to use the before “writing”. My stance was you have to include part after “writing” like:

For instance: You can say, I am good at the writing part. But you cannot say, I am good at the writing. 

I have never seen this structure before. I used Ludwig to see if I was wrong. And I found this:  an extensive list of phrases beginning with “I am good at writing…”

So, in the end I am still confused.

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So I was arguing with a person with their sentence 'I am good at the writing'. So they said since they were talking about academic things it is correct to use the before writing. My stance was you have to use part after writing like:

For instance: You can say, I am good at the writing part. But you cannot say, I am good at the writing. I have never seen this structure before. I used Ludwig to see if I was wrong. And I found this:enter image description here

So, in the end I am still confused.

So I was arguing with a person with their sentence 'I am good at the writing'. So they said since they were talking about academic things it is correct to use the before writing. My stance was you have to use part after writing like:

For instance: You can say, I am good at the writing part. But you cannot say, I am good at writing. I have never seen this structure before. I used Ludwig to see if I was wrong. And I found this:enter image description here

So, in the end I am still confused.

So I was arguing with a person with their sentence 'I am good at the writing'. So they said since they were talking about academic things it is correct to use the before writing. My stance was you have to use part after writing like:

For instance: You can say, I am good at the writing part. But you cannot say, I am good at the writing. I have never seen this structure before. I used Ludwig to see if I was wrong. And I found this:enter image description here

So, in the end I am still confused.

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