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Is there any difference between phrases bring to boil bring to a boil and bring to the boil?
Jimjeremy
Well, there is no difference in terms of the act of "boiling," but there is a grammatical difference. Saying "bring it to the boil" is unnecessary. There is no need for using the definite article "the" for "boil".
Merely say or write "bring to boil" or "boil." These are good enough.
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∙ 15y ago"Bring to a boil" is grammatically correct. "Bring to the boil" is not.
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