Why don't people use the word "the" anymore?

Question

The people will say "I want pizza." It should be I want A or THE pizza. Not just pizza!

Answer 1

Actually, "I want pizza" is referring, most likely to SOME pizza, and probably not a whole pizza. I want beer.

Answer 2

Not necessarily! You use "a" only if you are specifying any pizza from any pizzeria. You use "the" if you a specifying a particular pizza or slice of pizza. It is perfectly grammatically correct to say "I want pizza." You are just suggesting what particular entree you would prefer.

Answer 3

There is nothing grammatically wrong with saying "I want pizza" and you said people don't use it anymore but in the same column of your question, the word "the" was in almost every question....

Answer 4

that's how they do it in the romance languages:spanish,italian,etc. in american english it is correct. If anything, you should say I want a pizza. it's general saying it's what my belly feels like. if you say I want the pizza. there is one that you can see and it's THAT one

Answer 5

Have you ever heard of an 80's band called The The?

Answer 6

They are just talking in short hand. The "the" is understood. Same reason "the" is left off lists and indexes.

Answer 7

new times, new way of talking

Answer 8

Laziness, maybe.