I have found during my writing experiences, that the word "the" finds its way into my manuscript more than I like to see it. Sometimes a sentence will be flooded with it. There is an easy solution. When you find a sentence with too many "the(s) delete the the(s) and see where it still works. Of course, it will often be the case that it will be absolutely necessary to keep the the, and it'll have to stay. But I have found that often it is not necessary, and, even though it is still grammatically correct to use it, it will also be grammatically correct to not use it, and the sentence will read better without it.
I have deleted so many "the(s) in my revisions I'm sure I can go back and find an example, but you get it. Delete the the. If the sentence still works, leave it deleted. If it doesn't work put it back. That's all.
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