Dear Nina and friends,

thanks. I agree it is better not to have the article before 'water',
since we are referring to a general body of water. Grammatically, it
is right, and I think it sounds great. :-)

metta,
Yong Peng

--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, nina van gorkom wrote:
I am hesitant about the use of the article before: water. Piya gave
some tips about the use of the article. Is this better: like water,
namely, water in general? I am not sure. We also had: the earth. Is
earth better?
PTS used: the earth, but water, fire and wind without articles. A
question of feeling how it sounds?