Not necessarily previously mentioned?
Hi. Can I use the phrase "a trip" in the underlined part? Does it have to be "the trip"? Thank you in advance for your help.
John Doe plans to take a trip and thus he starts saving his money. After two months, he finally takes a trip.
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anonymous John Doe plans to take a trip and thus he starts saving his money. After two months, he finally takes a trip. If you write it like this, the last part could be After two months, he finally takes a trip, but it wasn't the one he was saving for.
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anonymousJohn Doe plans to take a trip and thus he starts saving his money. After two months, he finally takes a trip.
If you write it like this, the last part could be
After two months, he finally takes a trip, but it wasn't the one he was saving for.
If instead you are referring to the trip he was saving for, then you shou
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