I am confused whether I should put 'the' in front of town.
I was talking with my friends about my town that there is a big whole sale shopping mall which sells everything so cheap that most of local shops went out of business.
and I said, 'the big shopping mall will eventually kick the local vendors out of town.' 'I'm sure the local vendors will leave town.'
Then, I thought... because I'm talking about a specific town (the town that I live now), shouldn't I use 'the' in front of town? like 'leave the town' and 'kick them out of the town.'
But in this case, my friend and I both know which town I am talking about...
So, I guess I should use no article there...
can someone help me?
I was talking with my friends about my town that there is a big whole sale shopping mall which sells everything so cheap that most of local shops went out of business.
and I said, 'the big shopping mall will eventually kick the local vendors out of town.' 'I'm sure the local vendors will leave town.'
Then, I thought... because I'm talking about a specific town (the town that I live now), shouldn't I use 'the' in front of town? like 'leave the town' and 'kick them out of the town.'
But in this case, my friend and I both know which town I am talking about...
So, I guess I should use no article there...
can someone help me?