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Need "thes" here or can they be without

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Anonymous  +  184053 Mon, 16 Jan 06 12:56 PM

Hi,

Please kndly correct the following:

1) Do I have to put "the" here? 

 a) in the two places indicated

 b) Yesterday, I went to a funeral; there, (the) men ate on (the) one side and (the) women on the other.

2) And here,

Your explanatory note will be welcomed.

Here, "welcomed" or "welcome"?
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Chief Cook  +  184155 Mon, 16 Jan 06 03:00 PM

Hello

a) yes

b) the men ate on one side and the women on the other (although it reads quite well with no 'the's' but this sentence sounds better)

Your explanatory note would be welcomed.
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YoHf, 3 yr 314 days ago

b) I don't think you need to use any "the"

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