http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3615.29165)http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatsDifferenceBetweenSentences-Articles/cwrqw/post.htm#206627Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:26:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:206627CalifJim0http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatsDifferenceBetweenSentences-Articles/cwrqw/post.htm#206627http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-206627.xmlsnow is generic. My children adore snow (in any and all of its manifestations). the snow is definite. My children adore the snow (that fell last night), the snow (that we have this winter), the snow (that they play in), the (activities that they enjoy in the) snow, i.e., the snow activities, the snow play, the snow experience. That said, the qualities that define snow in the snow ( as used in one out-of-context sentence) are so vague that even the snow seems generic here. CJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatsDifferenceBetweenSentences-Articles/cwrqw/post.htmSun, 24 May 2009 16:26:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:206626Somethingsimple1http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatsDifferenceBetweenSentences-Articles/cwrqw/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-206626.xmlWe could say My children adore snow. and My children adore the snow. There must be some subtle difference in the meaning between those. Can anyone hint on it, please. I don't think there is reference to definite snow in this case though. Cheers, Al