11 Jun 16 20:26, you wrote to Alan Ianson:   
      
    AI>> I am a native english speaker, not to be confused with Professor or   
    AI>> teacher..   
      
    AI>> I would say "I live in the Moscow area". Region os OK too, I just   
    AI>> prefer area.. :)   
      
    ak> If you put it in a newspaper title you would omit "the". Because it is   
    ak> all clear without "the"?  ;)   
      
   no... "the" is needed for the sentence to make sense and not be "broken   
   english"... perhaps this will help, though...   
      
     http://www.dictionary.com/browse/the   
      
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   Always Mount a Scratch Monkey   
      
   ... It's impossible to get water out of a rimless tire.   
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