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fans vs the fans

Both 'fans' and 'the fans' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Fans' is a general term referring to supporters or enthusiasts, while 'the fans' is more specific, referring to a particular group of supporters in a specific context.

Last updated: March 27, 2024 • 741 views

fans

This is a correct and commonly used term in English.

Use 'fans' when referring to supporters or enthusiasts in a general sense.

Examples:

The singer has many fans around the world.
Football fans are excited about the upcoming match.

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Happy to sign autographs for my fans.
Fantasies written by fans about characters or celebrities.
There were 5,000 football fans singing Hare Krishna.
And I knew them as sports fans.
Everyone knows that, not just my fans.
This superstar is killed by his own fans.
It'll mean so much to the fans.
Living on the road, adoring fans, high fives.
Web sites devoted to fans who dress up like the characters.
I know how some fans can fixate on something like this.
Here, let me tweet your faces to my fans.
Think of all the fans out there.
You are nothing like these other fans.
You know, I always felt that the subtext was misinterpreted by most fans.
That's what he called his fans.
A couple of Raines' fans took the body.
I didn't know consultants had fans.
We're real fans in our house.
Mitch won some fans from TV.
There are two types of fans.

Alternatives:

supporters
enthusiasts
devotees
admirers
followers

the fans

This is a correct term in English, used to refer to a specific group of supporters in a particular context.

Use 'the fans' when referring to a specific group of supporters or enthusiasts in a particular context.

Examples:

The fans of the winning team celebrated in the streets.
The fans at the concert were singing along to every song.

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It'll mean so much to the fans.
Think of all the fans out there.
Lucky for the fans in Tehran.
Looks like the fans are unhappy with Tommy Gunn for leaving Rocky Balboa.
It's I who owe the fans everything.
I want to sincerely apologize for the trouble this very brief encounter with Miss Cooley caused the fans.
Now, I see why the fans like him so much.
Same with the fans, athletic department and even the media.
I need to do a reunion for the fans.
Turns out that not all the fans are enthusiastic about the film's interpretation.
Yes, the UFC is booming but the fans want more.
Maybe not, but the fans are.
Jake wouldn't want the fans cheated out of a fight.
Meeting the fans is part of our job.
Yes, but Lady Trouble actually meant something to the fans.
Where the fans are in charge.
It would be a dream movie for the fans.
And so the fans felt betrayed.
Not with the fans of this show.
It wasn't just the fans that were struggling to catch a glimpse of Britain's biggest star.

Alternatives:

the supporters
the enthusiasts
the devotees
the admirers
the followers

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